Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 206 · 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.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 298 (c) 297 (d) 287
2. 2.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 840 (d) 452
3. 3.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 440 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 103 (d) 993
4. 4.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 1 (c) 257 (d) 247
5. 5.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
6. 6.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 649 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 50 (d) 1358
7. 7.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 91
8. 8.A library has 152 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 324 (d) 414
9. 9.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 794 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 316
10. 10.A library has 161 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 521 (b) 511 (c) 611 (d) 501
11. 11.A library has 259 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 307 (b) 201 (c) 317 (d) 327
12. 12.A library has 290 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 640 (c) 630 (d) 620
13. 13.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 74 (b) 190 (c) 210 (d) 200
14. 14.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 92
15. 15.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 847 (b) 63 (c) 83 (d) 73
16. 16.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 1013 (d) 67
17. 17.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 448 (c) 192 (d) 182
18. 18.A library has 382 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 161 (c) 613 (d) 603
19. 19.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 768 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 54
20. 20.A library has 261 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 147 (c) 385 (d) 375
21. 21.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 278 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 678
22. 22.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 68 (c) 88 (d) 466
23. 23.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 310 (b) 574 (c) 320 (d) 330
24. 24.A library has 237 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 624 (b) 534 (c) 524 (d) 514
25. 25.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 371 (b) 391 (c) 819 (d) 381
26. 26.A library has 447 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 646 (c) 666 (d) 238
27. 27.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 840 (b) 532 (c) 552 (d) 542
28. 28.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 133 (c) 153 (d) 143
29. 29.A library has 198 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 28 (b) 358 (c) 378 (d) 368
30. 30.A library has 442 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 361 (c) 533 (d) 523
31. 31.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 125 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 353
32. 32.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 502 (b) 512 (c) 522 (d) 910
33. 33.A library has 428 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 692 (b) 682 (c) 672 (d) 174
34. 34.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 109 (c) 359 (d) 119
35. 35.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 120 (d) 284
36. 36.A farmer picks 238 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 365 (c) 101 (d) 121
37. 37.A train has 518 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 788 (b) 258 (c) 238 (d) 248
38. 38.A school has 166 boys and 167 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 333
39. 39.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 854 (c) 40 (d) 50
40. 40.A library has 436 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 505 (c) 485 (d) 495

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