Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 523 · 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 364 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 532 (d) 186
2. 2.A school has 284 boys and 253 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 481 (c) 593 (d) 471
3. 3.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 463 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1023 (b) 87 (c) 97 (d) 107
4. 4.A farmer picks 303 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 533
5. 5.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 180 (c) 392 (d) 160
6. 6.A library has 394 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 499 (c) 299 (d) 489
7. 7.A school has 235 boys and 238 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 342 (c) 332 (d) 604
8. 8.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 135 (c) 134 (d) 124
9. 9.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 195 (c) 206 (d) 205
10. 10.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 499
11. 11.A school has 275 boys and 177 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 452 (b) 532 (c) 362 (d) 372
12. 12.A train has 313 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 478 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 148
13. 13.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 234 (b) 224 (c) 244 (d) 862
14. 14.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 227 (c) 217 (d) 207
15. 15.A farmer picks 519 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 724 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 304
16. 16.A school has 293 boys and 137 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 275 (c) 575 (d) 285
17. 17.A school has 281 boys and 198 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 541 (c) 407 (d) 417
18. 18.A farmer picks 326 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 449
19. 19.A school has 248 boys and 153 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 329 (c) 339 (d) 401
20. 20.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 326 (c) 325 (d) 335
21. 21.A school has 178 boys and 188 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 516 (c) 366 (d) 216
22. 22.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 49 (c) 69 (d) 59
23. 23.A library has 479 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 719 (b) 709 (c) 699 (d) 249
24. 24.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 314 (c) 305 (d) 304
25. 25.A farmer picks 387 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 240 (d) 544
26. 26.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 122 (c) 142 (d) 40
27. 27.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 73 (c) 357 (d) 347
28. 28.A library has 414 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 602 (c) 612 (d) 216
29. 29.A library has 269 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 395 (c) 405 (d) 415
30. 30.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 160 (c) 149 (d) 169
31. 31.A library has 151 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 456 (d) 366
32. 32.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 451 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 940 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 28
33. 33.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 593 (c) 81 (d) 71
34. 34.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 661 (b) 149 (c) 129 (d) 139
35. 35.A library has 470 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 795 (b) 785 (c) 805 (d) 145
36. 36.A train has 690 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 1143
37. 37.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 163 (c) 965 (d) 153
38. 38.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 134 (c) 84 (d) 144
39. 39.A library has 198 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 512 (c) 502 (d) 522
40. 40.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 6 (b) 358 (c) 378 (d) 368

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