Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 426 · 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 579 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 949 (c) 199 (d) 219
2. 2.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 391 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 804 (d) 22
3. 3.A farmer picks 551 mangoes on Monday and 444 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 97 (c) 107 (d) 995
4. 4.A library has 474 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 174 (b) 764 (c) 774 (d) 784
5. 5.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1036 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 262
6. 6.A library has 208 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 433 (c) 443 (d) 453
7. 7.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 218 (d) 227
8. 8.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 394 (b) 822 (c) 384 (d) 404
9. 9.A school has 238 boys and 126 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 249 (c) 469 (d) 259
10. 10.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 215 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 486 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 66
11. 11.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 237 (c) 247 (d) 461
12. 12.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 243 (c) 575 (d) 253
13. 13.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1163 (b) 105 (c) 85 (d) 95
14. 14.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 291 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 738 (c) 156 (d) 166
15. 15.A library has 345 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 57 (b) 643 (c) 633 (d) 623
16. 16.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 483 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 1012 (d) 56
17. 17.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 793 (b) 483 (c) 473 (d) 493
18. 18.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 613 (b) 173 (c) 163 (d) 183
19. 19.A library has 185 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 461 (c) 561 (d) 451
20. 20.A school has 233 boys and 201 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 500 (c) 368 (d) 358
21. 21.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 439 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1089 (b) 201 (c) 221 (d) 211
22. 22.A library has 416 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 78 (b) 764 (c) 754 (d) 744
23. 23.A library has 254 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 113 (c) 405 (d) 395
24. 24.A library has 398 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 213 (b) 573 (c) 583 (d) 593
25. 25.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 321 (c) 310 (d) 330
26. 26.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 647 (d) 327
27. 27.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 16 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 340
28. 28.A library has 278 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 156 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 410
29. 29.A library has 137 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 238 (b) 228 (c) 46 (d) 218
30. 30.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 132 (c) 133 (d) 142
31. 31.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 99 (c) 203 (d) 213
32. 32.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 432 (d) 178
33. 33.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 213
34. 34.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 400 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 873 (c) 63 (d) 73
35. 35.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 281 (c) 291 (d) 301
36. 36.A school has 110 boys and 178 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 288 (c) 144 (d) 154
37. 37.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 273 (b) 547 (c) 263 (d) 253
38. 38.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 100 (b) 258 (c) 238 (d) 248
39. 39.A library has 140 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 453 (c) 353 (d) 343
40. 40.A library has 263 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 51 (c) 465 (d) 485

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