Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 708 · 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 library has 161 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 481 (c) 501 (d) 491
2. 2.A farmer picks 586 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 446 (b) 426 (c) 436 (d) 736
3. 3.A school has 112 boys and 172 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 284 (d) 411
4. 4.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 107 (c) 97 (d) 455
5. 5.A train has 476 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 784 (b) 158 (c) 178 (d) 168
6. 6.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 85 (c) 84 (d) 74
7. 7.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 190 (b) 180 (c) 66 (d) 170
8. 8.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 220 (d) 756
9. 9.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 335 (d) 334
10. 10.A library has 315 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 224 (d) 396
11. 11.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 549 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 121
12. 12.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 368 (c) 32 (d) 358
13. 13.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 326 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 90
14. 14.A library has 381 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 183 (c) 579 (d) 569
15. 15.A school has 268 boys and 225 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 493
16. 16.A library has 375 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 134 (b) 606 (c) 616 (d) 626
17. 17.A school has 216 boys and 141 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 444 (d) 357
18. 18.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 198 (c) 348 (d) 338
19. 19.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 272 (b) 282 (c) 262 (d) 790
20. 20.A train has 772 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 896 (b) 638 (c) 658 (d) 648
21. 21.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 240 (d) 229
22. 22.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 255 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 632 (b) 112 (c) 132 (d) 122
23. 23.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 406 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 905 (c) 83 (d) 103
24. 24.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 585 (c) 45 (d) 55
25. 25.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 65 (b) 429 (c) 439 (d) 449
26. 26.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 216 (b) 207 (c) 206 (d) 196
27. 27.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 190 (c) 189 (d) 179
28. 28.A library has 168 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 364 (c) 354 (d) 454
29. 29.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 379 (b) 389 (c) 369 (d) 951
30. 30.A school has 128 boys and 197 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 461 (d) 325
31. 31.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 374
32. 32.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 782 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 132
33. 33.A farmer picks 258 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 151 (c) 375 (d) 141
34. 34.A school has 297 boys and 279 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 576 (b) 639 (c) 513 (d) 503
35. 35.A library has 216 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 34 (b) 398 (c) 388 (d) 408
36. 36.A library has 408 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 338 (b) 488 (c) 468 (d) 478
37. 37.A school has 257 boys and 235 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 492 (c) 404 (d) 580
38. 38.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 74 (c) 688 (d) 84
39. 39.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 328 (c) 317 (d) 337
40. 40.A school has 200 boys and 118 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 417 (c) 209 (d) 219

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