Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 161 · 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 255 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 107 (c) 413 (d) 87
2. 2.A school has 192 boys and 110 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 158 (c) 436 (d) 168
3. 3.A library has 279 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 570 (c) 560 (d) 550
4. 4.A school has 258 boys and 220 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 478 (c) 610 (d) 346
5. 5.A school has 221 boys and 186 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 459 (c) 355 (d) 345
6. 6.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 333 (c) 344 (d) 343
7. 7.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 150 (d) 139
8. 8.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 719 (b) 333 (c) 323 (d) 313
9. 9.A school has 173 boys and 110 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 283
10. 10.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 262 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 204 (b) 214 (c) 728 (d) 194
11. 11.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 136 (c) 127 (d) 126
12. 12.A library has 122 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 321 (b) 301 (c) 411 (d) 311
13. 13.A farmer picks 376 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 539 (b) 223 (c) 203 (d) 213
14. 14.A library has 201 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 450 (c) 460 (d) 440
15. 15.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 41
16. 16.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 325 (d) 233
17. 17.A school has 257 boys and 222 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 598 (d) 479
18. 18.A library has 410 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 748 (b) 738 (c) 758 (d) 72
19. 19.A library has 250 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 438 (c) 428 (d) 62
20. 20.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 553 (b) 59 (c) 49 (d) 69
21. 21.A school has 149 boys and 156 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 241 (b) 359 (c) 305 (d) 251
22. 22.A farmer picks 216 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 369 (b) 73 (c) 53 (d) 63
23. 23.A library has 297 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 175 (b) 429 (c) 409 (d) 419
24. 24.A school has 160 boys and 155 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 416 (c) 315 (d) 214
25. 25.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 211 (b) 489 (c) 221 (d) 231
26. 26.A school has 186 boys and 294 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 563 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 480
27. 27.A library has 180 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 432 (c) 442 (d) 532
28. 28.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 470
29. 29.A school has 147 boys and 149 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 180 (b) 296 (c) 402 (d) 190
30. 30.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 290 (b) 742 (c) 280 (d) 270
31. 31.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 107 (c) 117 (d) 655
32. 32.A farmer picks 412 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 743 (c) 81 (d) 91
33. 33.A school has 154 boys and 139 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 212 (b) 374 (c) 293 (d) 202
34. 34.A school has 201 boys and 144 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 345 (c) 224 (d) 466
35. 35.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 499 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1129 (b) 131 (c) 141 (d) 121
36. 36.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 160 (d) 169
37. 37.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 353 (c) 373 (d) 363
38. 38.A library has 405 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 510 (c) 490 (d) 310
39. 39.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 36
40. 40.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 437 (c) 167 (d) 177

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