Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 239 · 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 170 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 323 (c) 324 (d) 313
2. 2.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 200 (c) 180 (d) 548
3. 3.A train has 772 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 528 (b) 1006 (c) 538 (d) 548
4. 4.A school has 267 boys and 114 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 491 (c) 271 (d) 381
5. 5.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 507 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 59
6. 6.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 750 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) 72
7. 7.A farmer picks 410 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 241 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 589
8. 8.A library has 426 books. It buys 297 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 713 (b) 723 (c) 129 (d) 733
9. 9.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 82 (b) 346 (c) 356 (d) 336
10. 10.A school has 174 boys and 239 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 413 (c) 482 (d) 344
11. 11.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 248 (c) 314 (d) 294
12. 12.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 580 (c) 334 (d) 344
13. 13.A library has 458 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 358 (c) 548 (d) 568
14. 14.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 359 (b) 865 (c) 379 (d) 369
15. 15.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 561 (c) 13 (d) 23
16. 16.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 408 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 867 (d) 61
17. 17.A library has 178 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 420 (c) 430 (d) 520
18. 18.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 200 (d) 199
19. 19.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 632 (c) 200 (d) 190
20. 20.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 367 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 824 (d) 90
21. 21.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 579 (c) 259 (d) 249
22. 22.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 457 (b) 129 (c) 109 (d) 119
23. 23.A library has 133 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 355 (c) 375 (d) 365
24. 24.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 478 (c) 102 (d) 112
25. 25.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 199 (b) 415 (c) 179 (d) 189
26. 26.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 854 (d) 308
27. 27.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 425
28. 28.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 337 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 173 (c) 857 (d) 183
29. 29.A school has 259 boys and 277 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 636 (b) 536 (c) 426 (d) 436
30. 30.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 443 (c) 463 (d) 453
31. 31.A library has 411 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 167 (b) 645 (c) 665 (d) 655
32. 32.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 162 (b) 104 (c) 152 (d) 172
33. 33.A library has 146 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 474
34. 34.A library has 130 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 191 (b) 69 (c) 181 (d) 201
35. 35.A library has 128 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 392 (d) 302
36. 36.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 262 (b) 272 (c) 252 (d) 520
37. 37.A school has 211 boys and 157 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 368 (c) 288 (d) 298
38. 38.A school has 104 boys and 218 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 431 (c) 213 (d) 203
39. 39.A library has 471 books. It buys 219 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 680 (b) 690 (c) 252 (d) 700
40. 40.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 421 (b) 93 (c) 431 (d) 411

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