Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 99 · 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 599 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 454 (b) 434 (c) 444 (d) 754
2. 2.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 310 (c) 330 (d) 320
3. 3.A library has 416 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 592 (c) 602 (d) 230
4. 4.A school has 294 boys and 127 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 514 (c) 421 (d) 328
5. 5.A school has 133 boys and 256 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 389 (c) 266 (d) 512
6. 6.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 117 (b) 107 (c) 127 (d) 643
7. 7.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 168 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 860
8. 8.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 884 (b) 536 (c) 516 (d) 526
9. 9.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 435 (c) 63 (d) 53
10. 10.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 226 (c) 472 (d) 206
11. 11.A library has 316 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 64 (c) 568 (d) 578
12. 12.A school has 276 boys and 232 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 626 (d) 508
13. 13.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 149 (c) 281 (d) 271
14. 14.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 545 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 1250 (d) 150
15. 15.A library has 348 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 487 (d) 219
16. 16.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 428
17. 17.A school has 118 boys and 147 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 265 (c) 122 (d) 112
18. 18.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 424 (b) 434 (c) 444 (d) 80
19. 19.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 738
20. 20.A school has 155 boys and 274 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 299 (c) 289 (d) 429
21. 21.A school has 151 boys and 275 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 509
22. 22.A library has 376 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 717 (b) 45 (c) 707 (d) 697
23. 23.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 701 (b) 243 (c) 263 (d) 253
24. 24.A school has 269 boys and 191 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 603 (c) 307 (d) 317
25. 25.A train has 781 passengers. At a station, 455 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 1236 (c) 336 (d) 326
26. 26.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 289 (b) 221 (c) 279 (d) 269
27. 27.A school has 222 boys and 105 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 406 (b) 238 (c) 327 (d) 248
28. 28.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 419 (b) 409 (c) 429 (d) 1117
29. 29.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 125 (d) 116
30. 30.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 400 (b) 144 (c) 420 (d) 410
31. 31.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 589 (c) 217 (d) 227
32. 32.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 671 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 87 (c) 1439 (d) 107
33. 33.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 73 (c) 83 (d) 325
34. 34.A library has 225 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 79 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 361
35. 35.A train has 336 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 116 (c) 566 (d) 96
36. 36.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 556 (d) 62
37. 37.A school has 241 boys and 234 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 589 (b) 351 (c) 475 (d) 361
38. 38.A school has 141 boys and 224 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 511
39. 39.A library has 409 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 600 (b) 590 (c) 610 (d) 218
40. 40.A library has 449 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 388 (b) 510 (c) 500 (d) 520

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