Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 129 · 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 490 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 340 (b) 630 (c) 350 (d) 360
2. 2.A train has 770 passengers. At a station, 468 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 292 (b) 312 (c) 1238 (d) 302
3. 3.A train has 645 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 823 (b) 467 (c) 477 (d) 457
4. 4.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 253
5. 5.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 250 (c) 270 (d) 260
6. 6.A school has 239 boys and 247 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 436 (c) 536 (d) 486
7. 7.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 525 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 1224
8. 8.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 186 (c) 196 (d) 574
9. 9.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 226 (d) 235
10. 10.A train has 523 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 747 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 299
11. 11.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 43 (c) 367 (d) 23
12. 12.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 428 (d) 184
13. 13.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 373 (b) 383 (c) 97 (d) 393
14. 14.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 408 (d) 20
15. 15.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 56 (b) 66 (c) 76 (d) 538
16. 16.A farmer picks 407 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 210 (b) 230 (c) 594 (d) 220
17. 17.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 212 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 325 (c) 89 (d) 335
18. 18.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 445 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 327 (b) 1227 (c) 337 (d) 347
19. 19.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 270 (c) 250 (d) 260
20. 20.A library has 194 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 506 (c) 496 (d) 596
21. 21.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 912 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 258
22. 22.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 326 (c) 316 (d) 336
23. 23.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 488
24. 24.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 864 (d) 62
25. 25.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 182 (b) 438 (c) 172 (d) 192
26. 26.A train has 627 passengers. At a station, 554 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 1181
27. 27.A train has 714 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 547 (b) 527 (c) 891 (d) 537
28. 28.A library has 263 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 55 (b) 481 (c) 471 (d) 461
29. 29.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 328 (c) 212 (d) 338
30. 30.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 238
31. 31.A library has 229 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 336 (b) 326 (c) 316 (d) 132
32. 32.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1116 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 92
33. 33.A library has 251 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 381 (b) 371 (c) 121 (d) 391
34. 34.A school has 107 boys and 238 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 225 (c) 455 (d) 235
35. 35.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 419 (c) 75 (d) 85
36. 36.A school has 147 boys and 168 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 245 (c) 235 (d) 315
37. 37.A library has 188 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 84
38. 38.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 135 (b) 145 (c) 485 (d) 155
39. 39.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 362 (d) 86
40. 40.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 341 (c) 167 (d) 331

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