Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 414 · 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 445 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 264 (b) 636 (c) 244 (d) 254
2. 2.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 377 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 166 (c) 930 (d) 176
3. 3.A school has 256 boys and 229 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 341 (c) 619 (d) 485
4. 4.A train has 631 passengers. At a station, 511 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 1142 (c) 130 (d) 120
5. 5.A train has 635 passengers. At a station, 375 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1010 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 270
6. 6.A school has 104 boys and 174 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 208 (b) 278 (c) 348 (d) 198
7. 7.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 29 (b) 61 (c) 71 (d) 81
8. 8.A school has 134 boys and 242 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 473 (c) 269 (d) 279
9. 9.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 364 (b) 374 (c) 18 (d) 384
10. 10.A library has 456 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 402 (c) 510 (d) 520
11. 11.A library has 126 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 524 (c) 414 (d) 424
12. 12.A school has 176 boys and 151 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 175 (b) 185 (c) 327 (d) 469
13. 13.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 183 (b) 193 (c) 543 (d) 173
14. 14.A library has 136 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 364 (c) 354 (d) 374
15. 15.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 255
16. 16.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 317 (c) 327 (d) 307
17. 17.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 197 (c) 217 (d) 207
18. 18.A library has 273 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 82 (b) 454 (c) 474 (d) 464
19. 19.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 558 (b) 268 (c) 258 (d) 278
20. 20.A library has 202 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 446 (b) 456 (c) 546 (d) 436
21. 21.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 7
22. 22.A library has 212 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 103 (b) 331 (c) 311 (d) 321
23. 23.A library has 198 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 70 (b) 316 (c) 326 (d) 336
24. 24.A library has 183 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 49 (b) 307 (c) 327 (d) 317
25. 25.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 242 (d) 231
26. 26.A library has 121 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 550 (c) 440 (d) 450
27. 27.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 771 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 79
28. 28.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 415 (c) 405 (d) 425
29. 29.A library has 478 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 584 (c) 574 (d) 372
30. 30.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 92 (c) 112 (d) 102
31. 31.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 433
32. 32.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 56
33. 33.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 262 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 193 (b) 727 (c) 203 (d) 213
34. 34.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 366 (c) 226 (d) 346
35. 35.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 521 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1220 (b) 188 (c) 178 (d) 168
36. 36.A library has 122 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 384 (c) 274 (d) 284
37. 37.A library has 344 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 237 (b) 441 (c) 451 (d) 461
38. 38.A library has 192 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 282 (b) 102 (c) 272 (d) 292
39. 39.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 139 (b) 765 (c) 149 (d) 159
40. 40.A library has 370 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 501 (b) 511 (c) 491 (d) 239

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