Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 633 · 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 509 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 193 (c) 835 (d) 183
2. 2.A school has 217 boys and 290 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 507 (b) 399 (c) 615 (d) 389
3. 3.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 420 (c) 400 (d) 410
4. 4.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 566 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 90
5. 5.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 184 (c) 204 (d) 122
6. 6.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 275
7. 7.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 437 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 246 (c) 1110 (d) 236
8. 8.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 37 (d) 357
9. 9.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 439 (d) 117
10. 10.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 908 (b) 694 (c) 684 (d) 674
11. 11.A school has 126 boys and 179 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 397 (c) 203 (d) 213
12. 12.A farmer picks 437 mangoes on Monday and 415 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 852
13. 13.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 267
14. 14.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 543 (b) 217 (c) 197 (d) 207
15. 15.A school has 111 boys and 196 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 162 (c) 442 (d) 172
16. 16.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 227 (c) 216 (d) 226
17. 17.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 378 (c) 14 (d) 34
18. 18.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 398 (b) 418 (c) 408 (d) 622
19. 19.A library has 372 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 186 (c) 558 (d) 568
20. 20.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 263 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 725
21. 21.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 459 (b) 129 (c) 449 (d) 439
22. 22.A farmer picks 482 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 823 (d) 131
23. 23.A library has 258 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 121 (c) 405 (d) 395
24. 24.A train has 683 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 1079 (c) 277 (d) 287
25. 25.A library has 273 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 102 (c) 444 (d) 454
26. 26.A library has 245 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 69 (c) 431 (d) 411
27. 27.A school has 213 boys and 280 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 545 (c) 493 (d) 441
28. 28.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 381 (b) 361 (c) 372 (d) 371
29. 29.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 36
30. 30.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 187 (b) 177 (c) 197 (d) 663
31. 31.A train has 573 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 361 (c) 371 (d) 775
32. 32.A train has 362 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 667 (b) 67 (c) 47 (d) 57
33. 33.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 220 (d) 209
34. 34.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 531 (c) 49 (d) 59
35. 35.A school has 248 boys and 174 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 493 (c) 422 (d) 341
36. 36.A school has 167 boys and 286 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 453 (b) 526 (c) 370 (d) 380
37. 37.A library has 255 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 474 (c) 26 (d) 484
38. 38.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 349 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 777 (d) 89
39. 39.A library has 192 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 47 (c) 347 (d) 327
40. 40.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 213 (c) 47 (d) 203

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