Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 963 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 358 (b) 90 (c) 70 (d) 80
2. 2.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 227 (d) 697
3. 3.A school has 122 boys and 154 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 206 (c) 196 (d) 346
4. 4.A library has 419 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 575 (c) 565 (d) 273
5. 5.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 104 (c) 312 (d) 94
6. 6.A library has 182 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 420 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 530
7. 7.A library has 284 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 543 (c) 553 (d) 25
8. 8.A school has 183 boys and 133 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 247 (b) 316 (c) 237 (d) 385
9. 9.A library has 319 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 447 (c) 191 (d) 457
10. 10.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 363 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 816 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 100
11. 11.A farmer picks 495 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 379 (b) 369 (c) 389 (d) 611
12. 12.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 407 (c) 427 (d) 417
13. 13.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 182 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 75
14. 14.A library has 416 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 601 (b) 231 (c) 591 (d) 611
15. 15.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 230 (c) 146 (d) 220
16. 16.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 661 (b) 651 (c) 899 (d) 641
17. 17.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 246 (c) 604 (d) 236
18. 18.A farmer picks 419 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 623 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 225
19. 19.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1000 (b) 598 (c) 608 (d) 588
20. 20.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 705 (d) 69
21. 21.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 438 (b) 448 (c) 650 (d) 428
22. 22.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 466 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 1165 (d) 243
23. 23.A school has 299 boys and 163 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 347 (c) 577 (d) 337
24. 24.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 48 (d) 266
25. 25.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 138 (c) 208 (d) 198
26. 26.A school has 134 boys and 178 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 372 (c) 312 (d) 252
27. 27.A library has 387 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 175 (b) 589 (c) 609 (d) 599
28. 28.A train has 781 passengers. At a station, 562 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 1343 (c) 219 (d) 209
29. 29.A library has 172 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 311 (b) 291 (c) 43 (d) 301
30. 30.A library has 473 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 556 (c) 546 (d) 566
31. 31.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 532 (d) 166
32. 32.A library has 226 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 480 (c) 490 (d) 590
33. 33.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 532 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 264 (b) 274 (c) 254 (d) 1328
34. 34.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 640 (c) 188 (d) 198
35. 35.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 295 (c) 284 (d) 304
36. 36.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 977 (b) 297 (c) 287 (d) 277
37. 37.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 358 (c) 368 (d) 348
38. 38.A school has 292 boys and 128 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 475 (b) 365 (c) 420 (d) 355
39. 39.A school has 295 boys and 112 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 407 (c) 351 (d) 341
40. 40.A library has 162 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 322 (b) 312 (c) 12 (d) 302

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