Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 241 · 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 171 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 230 (d) 221
2. 2.A library has 144 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 310 (c) 300 (d) 290
3. 3.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 343 (c) 103 (d) 93
4. 4.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 439 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1034 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 166
5. 5.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 376 (c) 356 (d) 366
6. 6.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 326 (b) 316 (c) 642 (d) 306
7. 7.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 349 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 228 (d) 916
8. 8.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 316
9. 9.A school has 284 boys and 295 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 671 (c) 487 (d) 579
10. 10.A school has 132 boys and 146 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 278 (c) 175 (d) 185
11. 11.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 469
12. 12.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 600 (d) 278
13. 13.A library has 223 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 462 (c) 452 (d) 562
14. 14.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 530 (d) 162
15. 15.A library has 281 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 96 (c) 476 (d) 466
16. 16.A farmer picks 240 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 346 (d) 124
17. 17.A school has 242 boys and 250 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 492 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 556
18. 18.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 33 (b) 85 (c) 105 (d) 95
19. 19.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 327 (c) 51 (d) 307
20. 20.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 692 (b) 256 (c) 236 (d) 246
21. 21.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 195 (c) 206 (d) 215
22. 22.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 456 (b) 42 (c) 62 (d) 52
23. 23.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 498 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 52 (c) 1058 (d) 62
24. 24.A school has 291 boys and 149 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 440 (b) 305 (c) 575 (d) 295
25. 25.A school has 216 boys and 213 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 288 (b) 298 (c) 429 (d) 560
26. 26.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 365 (d) 695
27. 27.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 434 (c) 238 (d) 218
28. 28.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 441 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 1002 (c) 130 (d) 120
29. 29.A library has 349 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 799 (b) 699 (c) 709 (d) 689
30. 30.A library has 377 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 687 (c) 677 (d) 77
31. 31.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 134 (c) 50 (d) 144
32. 32.A train has 772 passengers. At a station, 682 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 1454 (d) 90
33. 33.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 148 (b) 157 (c) 147 (d) 137
34. 34.A school has 130 boys and 237 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 288 (b) 367 (c) 298 (d) 436
35. 35.A library has 480 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 329 (b) 621 (c) 641 (d) 631
36. 36.A school has 135 boys and 234 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 233 (b) 243 (c) 369 (d) 495
37. 37.A library has 242 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 428 (b) 66 (c) 408 (d) 418
38. 38.A library has 210 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 305 (b) 125 (c) 285 (d) 295
39. 39.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 190 (c) 180 (d) 170
40. 40.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 208 (c) 188 (d) 198

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