Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 109 · 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 202 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 363 (c) 41 (d) 51
2. 2.A school has 288 boys and 131 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 526 (c) 312 (d) 302
3. 3.A school has 136 boys and 245 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 381 (c) 525 (d) 237
4. 4.A school has 124 boys and 274 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 325 (b) 461 (c) 335 (d) 398
5. 5.A library has 129 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 332 (b) 442 (c) 352 (d) 342
6. 6.A library has 144 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 404 (d) 314
7. 7.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 720 (b) 404 (c) 384 (d) 394
8. 8.A school has 250 boys and 139 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 389 (c) 322 (d) 312
9. 9.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 441 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 136 (c) 1028 (d) 146
10. 10.A school has 230 boys and 153 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 498 (c) 258 (d) 268
11. 11.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 153 (c) 164 (d) 163
12. 12.A train has 471 passengers. At a station, 418 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 43 (b) 63 (c) 53 (d) 889
13. 13.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 53 (b) 169 (c) 149 (d) 159
14. 14.A train has 498 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 829 (c) 157 (d) 167
15. 15.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 410 (b) 110 (c) 430 (d) 420
16. 16.A library has 368 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 678 (b) 668 (c) 68 (d) 658
17. 17.A train has 742 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 546 (b) 536 (c) 556 (d) 938
18. 18.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 69 (d) 301
19. 19.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 391 (c) 67 (d) 77
20. 20.A library has 360 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 436 (b) 416 (c) 294 (d) 426
21. 21.A library has 297 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 83 (b) 521 (c) 501 (d) 511
22. 22.A school has 220 boys and 123 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 343 (c) 245 (d) 255
23. 23.A library has 471 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 681 (c) 661 (d) 671
24. 24.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 514 (b) 118 (c) 98 (d) 108
25. 25.A library has 400 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 266 (c) 524 (d) 534
26. 26.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 86 (c) 666 (d) 106
27. 27.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 167 (c) 607 (d) 187
28. 28.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 627
29. 29.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 90 (d) 686
30. 30.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 662 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 270
31. 31.A train has 690 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 954 (b) 416 (c) 436 (d) 426
32. 32.A school has 123 boys and 256 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 229 (b) 219 (c) 529 (d) 379
33. 33.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 331 (b) 797 (c) 341 (d) 351
34. 34.A school has 218 boys and 146 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 364 (c) 314 (d) 304
35. 35.A school has 136 boys and 146 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 227 (c) 217 (d) 282
36. 36.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 161 (c) 172 (d) 171
37. 37.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 282
38. 38.A library has 235 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 585 (c) 575 (d) 685
39. 39.A library has 138 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 407 (c) 517 (d) 427
40. 40.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 390 (d) 38

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