Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 269 · 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 278 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 511 (c) 55 (d) 45
2. 2.A library has 275 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 325 (b) 335 (c) 225 (d) 315
3. 3.A library has 388 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 510 (c) 520 (d) 256
4. 4.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 188
5. 5.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 351 (c) 129 (d) 139
6. 6.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 423 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 901 (d) 65
7. 7.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1045 (b) 377 (c) 367 (d) 357
8. 8.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 280 (c) 238 (d) 290
9. 9.A library has 374 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 652 (c) 106 (d) 632
10. 10.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 643 (c) 107 (d) 87
11. 11.A library has 458 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 804 (b) 112 (c) 814 (d) 794
12. 12.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 478
13. 13.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 515
14. 14.A library has 162 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 436 (c) 416 (d) 526
15. 15.A library has 438 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 509 (c) 357 (d) 529
16. 16.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 255 (b) 245 (c) 609 (d) 235
17. 17.A library has 260 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 357 (c) 153 (d) 367
18. 18.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 78 (c) 2 (d) 88
19. 19.A school has 265 boys and 295 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 628 (b) 482 (c) 560 (d) 492
20. 20.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 310 (d) 309
21. 21.A library has 213 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 496 (c) 486 (d) 596
22. 22.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 711 (c) 243 (d) 253
23. 23.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 263 (c) 272 (d) 262
24. 24.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 172 (c) 162 (d) 182
25. 25.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 22 (b) 708 (c) 42 (d) 32
26. 26.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 700 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 1454 (d) 64
27. 27.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 563 (b) 183 (c) 193 (d) 173
28. 28.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 33 (b) 383 (c) 393 (d) 403
29. 29.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 712 (b) 354 (c) 374 (d) 364
30. 30.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 311 (b) 659 (c) 301 (d) 321
31. 31.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 595 (b) 239 (c) 229 (d) 219
32. 32.A library has 436 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 596 (c) 606 (d) 276
33. 33.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 214 (c) 22 (d) 194
34. 34.A school has 267 boys and 288 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 448 (c) 555 (d) 652
35. 35.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 514 (b) 112 (c) 102 (d) 92
36. 36.A train has 600 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 340 (b) 330 (c) 870 (d) 320
37. 37.A school has 231 boys and 186 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 560 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 417
38. 38.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 46 (b) 296 (c) 276 (d) 286
39. 39.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 215 (b) 449 (c) 205 (d) 225
40. 40.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 156 (c) 165 (d) 155

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