Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 125 · 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 204 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 94 (c) 74 (d) 324
2. 2.A school has 163 boys and 124 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 287 (c) 168 (d) 178
3. 3.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 344
4. 4.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 802 (d) 254
5. 5.A school has 133 boys and 237 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 459 (c) 370 (d) 281
6. 6.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 139 (c) 37 (d) 149
7. 7.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 588
8. 8.A library has 206 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 110 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 312
9. 9.A school has 110 boys and 187 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 297 (c) 219 (d) 375
10. 10.A school has 157 boys and 183 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 439 (c) 231 (d) 241
11. 11.A school has 161 boys and 270 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 431 (c) 372 (d) 362
12. 12.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 459 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 223
13. 13.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 386 (b) 128 (c) 396 (d) 406
14. 14.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 373
15. 15.A school has 241 boys and 166 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 525 (c) 407 (d) 279
16. 16.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 239 (c) 240 (d) 249
17. 17.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 552 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 116
18. 18.A library has 373 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 491 (c) 255 (d) 501
19. 19.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 127 (c) 291 (d) 281
20. 20.A library has 465 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 657 (c) 647 (d) 273
21. 21.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 588 (c) 150 (d) 140
22. 22.A library has 398 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 61 (b) 725 (c) 735 (d) 745
23. 23.A library has 166 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 71 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 271
24. 24.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 189 (c) 453 (d) 179
25. 25.A library has 201 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 297 (b) 115 (c) 277 (d) 287
26. 26.A train has 651 passengers. At a station, 533 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 1184 (d) 108
27. 27.A library has 340 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 248 (c) 422 (d) 442
28. 28.A train has 384 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 642 (b) 136 (c) 126 (d) 116
29. 29.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 115 (c) 124 (d) 114
30. 30.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 347 (b) 83 (c) 73 (d) 63
31. 31.A library has 142 books. It buys 238 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 480 (d) 370
32. 32.A library has 431 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 283 (c) 589 (d) 579
33. 33.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 192 (b) 294 (c) 314 (d) 304
34. 34.A school has 149 boys and 249 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 398 (c) 292 (d) 504
35. 35.A train has 680 passengers. At a station, 603 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1283 (b) 67 (c) 77 (d) 87
36. 36.A library has 441 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 629 (b) 619 (c) 263 (d) 609
37. 37.A library has 365 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 253 (b) 467 (c) 477 (d) 487
38. 38.A school has 157 boys and 246 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 533 (b) 273 (c) 403 (d) 263
39. 39.A library has 352 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 640 (b) 74 (c) 630 (d) 620
40. 40.A library has 209 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 135 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 273

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