Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 404 · 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 426 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 656 (d) 186
2. 2.A library has 350 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 532 (b) 178 (c) 522 (d) 512
3. 3.A library has 391 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 727 (b) 737 (c) 717 (d) 55
4. 4.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 180 (c) 179 (d) 189
5. 5.A farmer picks 451 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 96 (c) 816 (d) 86
6. 6.A library has 288 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 21 (b) 565 (c) 555 (d) 545
7. 7.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 104 (d) 1182
8. 8.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 174
9. 9.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 800
10. 10.A school has 102 boys and 201 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 204 (c) 392 (d) 303
11. 11.A farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 399
12. 12.A library has 456 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 541 (b) 551 (c) 531 (d) 371
13. 13.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 14 (b) 550 (c) 24 (d) 34
14. 14.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 290 (c) 280 (d) 218
15. 15.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 815 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 341
16. 16.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 305 (c) 295 (d) 285
17. 17.A library has 294 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 428 (b) 408 (c) 418 (d) 170
18. 18.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 363 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 683
19. 19.A school has 295 boys and 283 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 578 (c) 715 (d) 431
20. 20.A school has 142 boys and 212 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 471 (c) 237 (d) 227
21. 21.A library has 276 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 685 (b) 595 (c) 585 (d) 575
22. 22.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 845
23. 23.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 219
24. 24.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 412 (b) 734 (c) 422 (d) 432
25. 25.A library has 376 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 275 (c) 477 (d) 467
26. 26.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 344 (c) 556 (d) 334
27. 27.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 610
28. 28.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 63 (c) 351 (d) 331
29. 29.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 584 (d) 114
30. 30.A library has 366 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 455 (c) 445 (d) 277
31. 31.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 347 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 751
32. 32.A farmer picks 522 mangoes on Monday and 384 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 128 (c) 906 (d) 148
33. 33.A library has 362 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 579 (b) 569 (c) 145 (d) 589
34. 34.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 206
35. 35.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 327 (c) 328 (d) 337
36. 36.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 826
37. 37.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 636 (c) 44 (d) 54
38. 38.A school has 120 boys and 207 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 327 (c) 170 (d) 180
39. 39.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 502
40. 40.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 528 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 1143 (c) 87 (d) 77

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