Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 160 · 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 493 mangoes on Monday and 333 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 826
2. 2.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 314 (b) 294 (c) 522 (d) 304
3. 3.A library has 475 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 159 (b) 781 (c) 801 (d) 791
4. 4.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 107 (c) 253 (d) 273
5. 5.A library has 374 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 581 (c) 561 (d) 177
6. 6.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 203 (c) 192 (d) 212
7. 7.A library has 140 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 224 (c) 56 (d) 234
8. 8.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 522 (c) 10 (d) 30
9. 9.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 291 (c) 290 (d) 300
10. 10.A library has 267 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 147 (c) 377 (d) 387
11. 11.A library has 235 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 131 (b) 329 (c) 349 (d) 339
12. 12.A library has 187 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 101 (d) 263
13. 13.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 673 (c) 51 (d) 41
14. 14.A library has 249 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 75 (c) 423 (d) 433
15. 15.A library has 438 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 572 (c) 582 (d) 294
16. 16.A library has 183 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 380 (c) 370 (d) 470
17. 17.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 373 (b) 372 (c) 382 (d) 362
18. 18.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 426 (b) 188 (c) 178 (d) 168
19. 19.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 116 (c) 514 (d) 106
20. 20.A library has 174 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 52 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 306
21. 21.A library has 467 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 764 (b) 160 (c) 774 (d) 784
22. 22.A library has 200 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 266 (b) 144 (c) 246 (d) 256
23. 23.A library has 367 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 290 (c) 444 (d) 454
24. 24.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 137 (d) 148
25. 25.A school has 272 boys and 118 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 501 (c) 279 (d) 269
26. 26.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 72
27. 27.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 442 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 1002 (d) 108
28. 28.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 129 (c) 343 (d) 139
29. 29.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 162 (c) 153 (d) 152
30. 30.A library has 267 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 18 (b) 506 (c) 516 (d) 526
31. 31.A library has 427 books. It buys 255 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 682 (b) 692 (c) 172 (d) 672
32. 32.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 634 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 274
33. 33.A farmer picks 216 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 349 (b) 83 (c) 73 (d) 93
34. 34.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 465
35. 35.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 901 (c) 279 (d) 299
36. 36.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1065 (b) 495 (c) 515 (d) 505
37. 37.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 47 (b) 67 (c) 603 (d) 57
38. 38.A library has 151 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 510 (b) 600 (c) 500 (d) 490
39. 39.A farmer picks 313 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 55 (c) 561 (d) 75
40. 40.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 63 (d) 137

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