Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 578 · 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.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 41 (c) 305 (d) 325
2. 2.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 373 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 220 (c) 956 (d) 210
3. 3.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 250 (b) 544 (c) 240 (d) 260
4. 4.A school has 155 boys and 255 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 410 (d) 535
5. 5.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 500 (c) 198 (d) 208
6. 6.A library has 150 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 565 (c) 465 (d) 455
7. 7.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 832 (b) 154 (c) 134 (d) 144
8. 8.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 560 (b) 242 (c) 222 (d) 232
9. 9.A library has 460 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 688 (b) 698 (c) 678 (d) 232
10. 10.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 423 (b) 403 (c) 413 (d) 143
11. 11.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 365 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 366 (b) 1096 (c) 376 (d) 356
12. 12.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 352 (c) 332 (d) 342
13. 13.A library has 420 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 338 (b) 492 (c) 502 (d) 512
14. 14.A library has 211 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 334 (c) 88 (d) 324
15. 15.A library has 412 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 340 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 494
16. 16.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 101 (c) 91 (d) 111
17. 17.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 418 (b) 428 (c) 408 (d) 54
18. 18.A farmer picks 547 mangoes on Monday and 345 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 892
19. 19.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 50 (c) 214 (d) 204
20. 20.A school has 221 boys and 279 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 648 (c) 352 (d) 342
21. 21.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 90
22. 22.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 424 (c) 404 (d) 414
23. 23.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 290 (c) 210 (d) 280
24. 24.A library has 272 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 73 (b) 481 (c) 471 (d) 461
25. 25.A library has 414 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 713 (b) 703 (c) 125 (d) 693
26. 26.A library has 391 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 495 (b) 485 (c) 287 (d) 505
27. 27.A library has 434 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 502 (c) 492 (d) 482
28. 28.A library has 267 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 371 (c) 163 (d) 381
29. 29.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 651 (b) 913 (c) 631 (d) 641
30. 30.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 984 (b) 168 (c) 178 (d) 158
31. 31.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 437 (c) 447 (d) 875
32. 32.A train has 783 passengers. At a station, 698 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 95 (b) 75 (c) 1481 (d) 85
33. 33.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 455 (c) 23 (d) 13
34. 34.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 444 (b) 56 (c) 46 (d) 36
35. 35.A library has 479 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 603
36. 36.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 220 (c) 908 (d) 230
37. 37.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 300 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 767 (b) 167 (c) 177 (d) 157
38. 38.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 759 (b) 441 (c) 461 (d) 451
39. 39.A library has 382 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 700 (b) 680 (c) 74 (d) 690
40. 40.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 545 (c) 99 (d) 89

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