Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 650 · 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 599 mangoes on Monday and 526 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 63 (c) 1125 (d) 83
2. 2.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 607 (d) 239
3. 3.A school has 186 boys and 197 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 383 (c) 251 (d) 505
4. 4.A school has 197 boys and 119 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 371 (c) 251 (d) 261
5. 5.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 512 (b) 980 (c) 532 (d) 522
6. 6.A train has 598 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 300 (c) 906 (d) 290
7. 7.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 199 (c) 351 (d) 341
8. 8.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 553 (b) 157 (c) 137 (d) 147
9. 9.A school has 163 boys and 106 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 269 (c) 209 (d) 319
10. 10.A library has 145 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 370 (c) 480 (d) 390
11. 11.A school has 255 boys and 296 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 551 (b) 496 (c) 606 (d) 486
12. 12.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 901 (c) 295 (d) 305
13. 13.A school has 295 boys and 294 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 438 (c) 589 (d) 730
14. 14.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 313 (c) 323 (d) 109
15. 15.A library has 155 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 428 (b) 408 (c) 518 (d) 418
16. 16.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 522 (b) 152 (c) 142 (d) 162
17. 17.A school has 163 boys and 103 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 266 (c) 139 (d) 149
18. 18.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 250 (c) 576 (d) 260
19. 19.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 893 (b) 463 (c) 453 (d) 443
20. 20.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 356 (c) 376 (d) 366
21. 21.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 264 (b) 858 (c) 284 (d) 274
22. 22.A school has 163 boys and 260 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 347 (c) 357 (d) 423
23. 23.A library has 267 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 129 (c) 415 (d) 405
24. 24.A school has 109 boys and 103 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 146 (b) 268 (c) 156 (d) 212
25. 25.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 287 (c) 297 (d) 253
26. 26.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 167 (c) 177 (d) 187
27. 27.A library has 264 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 541 (c) 561 (d) 651
28. 28.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 183
29. 29.A farmer picks 268 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 413
30. 30.A school has 149 boys and 188 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 391 (c) 337 (d) 273
31. 31.A farmer picks 432 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 256 (b) 598 (c) 266 (d) 276
32. 32.A school has 231 boys and 160 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 391 (c) 295 (d) 305
33. 33.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 381 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 934 (c) 182 (d) 162
34. 34.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 63
35. 35.A school has 248 boys and 257 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 621 (b) 389 (c) 505 (d) 379
36. 36.A library has 378 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 259 (c) 497 (d) 487
37. 37.A school has 253 boys and 180 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 364 (c) 354 (d) 502
38. 38.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 77 (b) 375 (c) 355 (d) 365
39. 39.A library has 397 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 555 (c) 229 (d) 575
40. 40.A library has 445 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 225 (b) 655 (c) 675 (d) 665

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