Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 201 · 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 300 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 418 (b) 192 (c) 172 (d) 182
2. 2.A school has 233 boys and 136 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 506 (c) 222 (d) 232
3. 3.A farmer picks 378 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 657 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 109
4. 4.A library has 130 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 399 (b) 499 (c) 389 (d) 409
5. 5.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 203
6. 6.A school has 222 boys and 193 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 415 (d) 484
7. 7.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 196 (c) 187 (d) 186
8. 8.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 463 (c) 113 (d) 103
9. 9.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 148 (b) 168 (c) 159 (d) 158
10. 10.A school has 240 boys and 176 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 509 (c) 323 (d) 313
11. 11.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 217
12. 12.A library has 385 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 631 (b) 621 (c) 149 (d) 611
13. 13.A library has 341 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 628 (c) 608 (d) 64
14. 14.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 548 (d) 140
15. 15.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 389 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1189 (b) 401 (c) 411 (d) 421
16. 16.A library has 137 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 539 (c) 439 (d) 449
17. 17.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 422
18. 18.A school has 105 boys and 217 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 177 (c) 457 (d) 187
19. 19.A school has 269 boys and 137 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 533 (c) 279 (d) 406
20. 20.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 66 (d) 166
21. 21.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 230
22. 22.A library has 354 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 248 (c) 460 (d) 450
23. 23.A library has 433 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 568 (c) 558 (d) 308
24. 24.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 211 (c) 121 (d) 221
25. 25.A library has 416 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 627 (c) 617 (d) 205
26. 26.A library has 457 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 563 (b) 583 (c) 341 (d) 573
27. 27.A library has 190 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 408 (c) 518 (d) 428
28. 28.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 291 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 610 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 18
29. 29.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 136
30. 30.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 97 (c) 87 (d) 841
31. 31.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 398 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 857 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 51
32. 32.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 126 (c) 106 (d) 116
33. 33.A library has 136 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 388 (c) 378 (d) 398
34. 34.A library has 449 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 529 (c) 539 (d) 369
35. 35.A farmer picks 364 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 522 (c) 206 (d) 216
36. 36.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 74 (d) 798
37. 37.A library has 256 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 549 (c) 569 (d) 559
38. 38.A library has 145 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 529
39. 39.A library has 332 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 280 (c) 394 (d) 384
40. 40.A school has 226 boys and 269 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 615 (c) 375 (d) 495

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