Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 60 · 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 264 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 401 (d) 117
2. 2.A school has 147 boys and 128 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 340 (c) 275 (d) 210
3. 3.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 291 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 75 (c) 85 (d) 657
4. 4.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 770 (b) 336 (c) 356 (d) 346
5. 5.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 415 (c) 395 (d) 151
6. 6.A school has 176 boys and 278 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 547 (c) 351 (d) 361
7. 7.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 407 (b) 165 (c) 185 (d) 175
8. 8.A train has 513 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 184 (c) 842 (d) 194
9. 9.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 208 (c) 156 (d) 188
10. 10.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 351 (c) 342 (d) 331
11. 11.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 400 (b) 86 (c) 410 (d) 420
12. 12.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 372 (c) 352 (d) 232
13. 13.A library has 321 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 650 (b) 640 (c) 630 (d) 2
14. 14.A library has 396 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 735 (b) 745 (c) 57 (d) 725
15. 15.A library has 121 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 239 (b) 219 (c) 13 (d) 229
16. 16.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 397 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 37
17. 17.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 450 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 987
18. 18.A library has 135 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 474
19. 19.A school has 118 boys and 236 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 247 (b) 354 (c) 257 (d) 451
20. 20.A library has 392 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 542 (c) 562 (d) 552
21. 21.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 179 (c) 567 (d) 169
22. 22.A school has 177 boys and 214 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 255 (b) 265 (c) 391 (d) 517
23. 23.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 570 (b) 560 (c) 550 (d) 934
24. 24.A train has 401 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 568 (b) 224 (c) 244 (d) 234
25. 25.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 125 (b) 1011 (c) 105 (d) 115
26. 26.A train has 528 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 856 (c) 190 (d) 210
27. 27.A farmer picks 486 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 820 (b) 162 (c) 142 (d) 152
28. 28.A train has 562 passengers. At a station, 427 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 135 (c) 125 (d) 989
29. 29.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 378 (c) 358 (d) 368
30. 30.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 316 (c) 306 (d) 296
31. 31.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 189
32. 32.A school has 245 boys and 227 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 472 (c) 618 (d) 316
33. 33.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 374 (b) 364 (c) 384 (d) 780
34. 34.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 276
35. 35.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 354 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 209 (c) 917 (d) 199
36. 36.A farmer picks 327 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 508 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 136
37. 37.A library has 154 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 471 (c) 491 (d) 581
38. 38.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 215 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 481
39. 39.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 177 (c) 166 (d) 186
40. 40.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 107 (d) 116

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