Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 240 · 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 538 mangoes on Monday and 500 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 1038
2. 2.A library has 252 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 443 (c) 453 (d) 51
3. 3.A library has 243 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 317 (c) 159 (d) 327
4. 4.A school has 141 boys and 194 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 440 (c) 230 (d) 220
5. 5.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 149 (c) 423 (d) 139
6. 6.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 312 (c) 292 (d) 302
7. 7.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 331
8. 8.A school has 287 boys and 263 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 550 (c) 457 (d) 633
9. 9.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 290 (c) 300 (d) 310
10. 10.A farmer picks 438 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 701 (d) 185
11. 11.A school has 268 boys and 282 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 639 (b) 550 (c) 451 (d) 461
12. 12.A school has 258 boys and 241 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 647 (b) 499 (c) 351 (d) 341
13. 13.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 322 (c) 332 (d) 264
14. 14.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 415 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 324 (b) 1144 (c) 304 (d) 314
15. 15.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 354 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 596
16. 16.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 607 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 321
17. 17.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 59 (c) 473 (d) 49
18. 18.A school has 125 boys and 271 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 315 (c) 467 (d) 325
19. 19.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 211 (c) 231 (d) 1101
20. 20.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 334 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 330 (d) 988
21. 21.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 510 (d) 190
22. 22.A school has 206 boys and 141 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 347 (c) 225 (d) 459
23. 23.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 160 (c) 422 (d) 170
24. 24.A train has 696 passengers. At a station, 403 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 293 (b) 303 (c) 283 (d) 1099
25. 25.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 313 (b) 322 (c) 302 (d) 312
26. 26.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 451 (b) 471 (c) 461 (d) 111
27. 27.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 285 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 462 (b) 98 (c) 472 (d) 482
28. 28.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 146 (c) 166 (d) 156
29. 29.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 59 (c) 519 (d) 49
30. 30.A school has 252 boys and 117 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 369 (c) 220 (d) 518
31. 31.A farmer picks 360 mangoes on Monday and 294 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 654 (d) 66
32. 32.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 106 (c) 1012 (d) 126
33. 33.A library has 208 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 341 (c) 65 (d) 351
34. 34.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 90 (c) 79 (d) 89
35. 35.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 485 (b) 495 (c) 475 (d) 721
36. 36.A library has 270 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 190 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 340
37. 37.A library has 339 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 217 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 451
38. 38.A library has 425 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 782 (b) 762 (c) 772 (d) 78
39. 39.A train has 548 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 366 (b) 740 (c) 346 (d) 356
40. 40.A library has 308 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 190 (b) 426 (c) 436 (d) 416

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