Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 965 · 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 520 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 708 (b) 342 (c) 322 (d) 332
2. 2.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 777
3. 3.A school has 149 boys and 280 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 429 (d) 521
4. 4.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 321 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 734 (c) 92 (d) 102
5. 5.A library has 197 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 534 (b) 544 (c) 554 (d) 644
6. 6.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 899 (c) 231 (d) 211
7. 7.A library has 176 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 38 (d) 304
8. 8.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 392 (b) 138 (c) 118 (d) 128
9. 9.A school has 164 boys and 266 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 508 (b) 430 (c) 342 (d) 352
10. 10.A train has 610 passengers. At a station, 484 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 116 (c) 1094 (d) 136
11. 11.A library has 442 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 770 (b) 114 (c) 780 (d) 760
12. 12.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 352 (c) 102 (d) 372
13. 13.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1064 (b) 436 (c) 416 (d) 426
14. 14.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 740 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 240
15. 15.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 180
16. 16.A library has 192 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 48 (d) 326
17. 17.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 452 (d) 872
18. 18.A library has 180 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 534 (c) 434 (d) 444
19. 19.A library has 177 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 46
20. 20.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 746 (c) 242 (d) 222
21. 21.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 216
22. 22.A library has 203 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 256 (b) 140 (c) 276 (d) 266
23. 23.A library has 258 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 589 (c) 699 (d) 599
24. 24.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 409 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 903 (c) 75 (d) 95
25. 25.A school has 104 boys and 208 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 312 (c) 159 (d) 169
26. 26.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 517 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 1072 (c) 38 (d) 28
27. 27.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 348 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 880 (c) 184 (d) 174
28. 28.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 92 (c) 480 (d) 112
29. 29.A library has 448 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 630 (b) 640 (c) 256 (d) 650
30. 30.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 521 (c) 71 (d) 81
31. 31.A farmer picks 380 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 103 (c) 113 (d) 647
32. 32.A library has 136 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 317 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 427
33. 33.A library has 432 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 493 (c) 503 (d) 513
34. 34.A library has 123 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 500 (c) 410 (d) 400
35. 35.A school has 115 boys and 273 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 267 (c) 388 (d) 277
36. 36.A library has 436 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 583 (c) 279 (d) 603
37. 37.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 263 (c) 273 (d) 253
38. 38.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 647 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 263
39. 39.A school has 121 boys and 265 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 517 (b) 245 (c) 255 (d) 386
40. 40.A library has 307 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 557 (c) 47 (d) 567

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