Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 584 · 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 475 mangoes on Monday and 318 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 793 (b) 157 (c) 167 (d) 147
2. 2.A train has 483 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 694
3. 3.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 136 (c) 116 (d) 126
4. 4.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 187
5. 5.A school has 186 boys and 200 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 481 (d) 386
6. 6.A library has 134 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 473 (c) 373 (d) 383
7. 7.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 421 (b) 431 (c) 121 (d) 441
8. 8.A library has 274 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 534 (c) 514 (d) 24
9. 9.A library has 376 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 674 (b) 694 (c) 684 (d) 68
10. 10.A library has 329 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 562 (c) 106 (d) 542
11. 11.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 362 (d) 116
12. 12.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 283 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 505
13. 13.A school has 297 boys and 102 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 399 (c) 297 (d) 287
14. 14.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 252
15. 15.A school has 109 boys and 271 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 498
16. 16.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 37 (d) 423
17. 17.A library has 346 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 510 (c) 500 (d) 490
18. 18.A school has 294 boys and 249 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 543 (c) 430 (d) 656
19. 19.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 188 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 791 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 405
20. 20.A school has 101 boys and 164 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 354 (c) 166 (d) 176
21. 21.A library has 460 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 261 (b) 669 (c) 659 (d) 649
22. 22.A library has 333 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 140 (c) 536 (d) 516
23. 23.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 518 (c) 268 (d) 288
24. 24.A school has 295 boys and 282 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 638 (b) 516 (c) 506 (d) 577
25. 25.A school has 237 boys and 180 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 417 (c) 325 (d) 335
26. 26.A library has 131 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 43 (d) 229
27. 27.A school has 150 boys and 217 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 367 (c) 250 (d) 240
28. 28.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 98 (c) 336 (d) 326
29. 29.A library has 336 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 107 (c) 555 (d) 565
30. 30.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 35 (b) 187 (c) 197 (d) 207
31. 31.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 232 (d) 221
32. 32.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 7 (d) 55
33. 33.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 659 (d) 21
34. 34.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 728
35. 35.A school has 126 boys and 245 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 227 (c) 371 (d) 505
36. 36.A library has 211 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 25 (b) 407 (c) 397 (d) 387
37. 37.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 514 (c) 242 (d) 232
38. 38.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 247 (b) 267 (c) 257 (d) 735
39. 39.A train has 417 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 732 (d) 112
40. 40.A library has 427 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 530 (c) 550 (d) 540

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