Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 285 · 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 514 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 856
2. 2.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 222 (c) 212 (d) 213
3. 3.A school has 208 boys and 241 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 449 (c) 320 (d) 568
4. 4.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 1240 (c) 296 (d) 286
5. 5.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 366 (d) 64
6. 6.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 103 (c) 485 (d) 113
7. 7.A library has 417 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 289 (b) 535 (c) 555 (d) 545
8. 8.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 154 (c) 153 (d) 163
9. 9.A school has 138 boys and 296 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 487
10. 10.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 216 (c) 226 (d) 206
11. 11.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 93 (c) 493 (d) 83
12. 12.A school has 129 boys and 101 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 112 (b) 230 (c) 338 (d) 122
13. 13.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 34 (c) 246 (d) 256
14. 14.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 400 (b) 390 (c) 40 (d) 410
15. 15.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 192
16. 16.A train has 592 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 727 (b) 457 (c) 447 (d) 467
17. 17.A school has 199 boys and 186 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 323 (c) 385 (d) 333
18. 18.A library has 454 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 698 (b) 678 (c) 688 (d) 220
19. 19.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 331 (c) 83 (d) 63
20. 20.A library has 201 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 397 (c) 417 (d) 407
21. 21.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 547 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 1204 (d) 100
22. 22.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 332 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 704 (d) 30
23. 23.A school has 200 boys and 142 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 342 (c) 271 (d) 403
24. 24.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 121 (d) 185
25. 25.A train has 730 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 626 (b) 844 (c) 616 (d) 606
26. 26.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 389 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 1132 (d) 364
27. 27.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 171 (b) 151 (c) 161 (d) 17
28. 28.A library has 188 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 75 (d) 311
29. 29.A library has 168 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 212 (b) 232 (c) 222 (d) 114
30. 30.A farmer picks 383 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 727 (c) 49 (d) 29
31. 31.A train has 735 passengers. At a station, 461 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1196 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 284
32. 32.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 1051 (d) 217
33. 33.A library has 207 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 476 (c) 486 (d) 586
34. 34.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 820 (c) 230 (d) 240
35. 35.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 309 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 535
36. 36.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 325 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 722 (c) 72 (d) 82
37. 37.A school has 179 boys and 206 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 385 (c) 309 (d) 299
38. 38.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 146 (c) 137 (d) 136
39. 39.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 288 (b) 268 (c) 500 (d) 278
40. 40.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 353 (b) 65 (c) 75 (d) 55

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