Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 540 · 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 570 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 676 (b) 464 (c) 454 (d) 474
2. 2.A farmer picks 364 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 474 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 254
3. 3.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 361 (b) 371 (c) 749 (d) 381
4. 4.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 684 (d) 26
5. 5.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 194
6. 6.A library has 338 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 186 (b) 480 (c) 490 (d) 500
7. 7.A school has 224 boys and 160 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 526 (c) 242 (d) 384
8. 8.A school has 290 boys and 161 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 451 (c) 540 (d) 362
9. 9.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 119 (b) 333 (c) 139 (d) 129
10. 10.A school has 125 boys and 218 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 343 (c) 422 (d) 254
11. 11.A library has 408 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 541 (c) 531 (d) 551
12. 12.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 407 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 1140 (c) 336 (d) 326
13. 13.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 120 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 275 (c) 284 (d) 274
14. 14.A library has 183 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 119 (c) 257 (d) 237
15. 15.A library has 249 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 369 (b) 119 (c) 379 (d) 389
16. 16.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 731
17. 17.A library has 400 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 542 (c) 532 (d) 268
18. 18.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 145
19. 19.A library has 302 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 638 (b) 748 (c) 658 (d) 648
20. 20.A library has 458 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 573 (c) 583 (d) 333
21. 21.A library has 412 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 599 (c) 225 (d) 589
22. 22.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 223
23. 23.A library has 239 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 333 (c) 353 (d) 135
24. 24.A train has 421 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 730 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
25. 25.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 615 (b) 605 (c) 595 (d) 897
26. 26.A school has 278 boys and 215 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 604 (c) 493 (d) 372
27. 27.A library has 131 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 409
28. 28.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 144
29. 29.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 586 (c) 208 (d) 198
30. 30.A library has 211 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 494 (c) 504 (d) 514
31. 31.A library has 345 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 440 (b) 460 (c) 240 (d) 450
32. 32.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 106 (c) 542 (d) 86
33. 33.A school has 274 boys and 201 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 475 (c) 349 (d) 601
34. 34.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 572 (d) 92
35. 35.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 193 (c) 173 (d) 183
36. 36.A library has 374 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 452 (c) 296 (d) 462
37. 37.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 493
38. 38.A school has 157 boys and 297 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 454 (c) 345 (d) 355
39. 39.A library has 394 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 60 (b) 728 (c) 738 (d) 718
40. 40.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 423 (b) 159 (c) 413 (d) 433

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