Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 711 · 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 547 mangoes on Monday and 388 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 935 (d) 169
2. 2.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 469 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 1137 (c) 199 (d) 209
3. 3.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 138 (c) 222 (d) 232
4. 4.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 385 (b) 395 (c) 375 (d) 3
5. 5.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 470 (c) 222 (d) 232
6. 6.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 436 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 1005 (c) 143 (d) 133
7. 7.A library has 431 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 563 (b) 573 (c) 553 (d) 299
8. 8.A school has 179 boys and 234 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 509 (c) 317 (d) 307
9. 9.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 530 (b) 92 (c) 112 (d) 102
10. 10.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 219
11. 11.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 223 (c) 685 (d) 233
12. 12.A library has 248 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 116 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 370
13. 13.A school has 122 boys and 259 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 280 (b) 270 (c) 381 (d) 482
14. 14.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 118 (c) 107 (d) 117
15. 15.A library has 422 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 481 (c) 491 (d) 471
16. 16.A library has 440 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 641 (b) 229 (c) 651 (d) 661
17. 17.A library has 393 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 477 (c) 487 (d) 309
18. 18.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 107 (c) 97 (d) 87
19. 19.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 56 (c) 258 (d) 248
20. 20.A train has 694 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 338 (b) 1060 (c) 318 (d) 328
21. 21.A library has 454 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 558 (c) 568 (d) 340
22. 22.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 81 (c) 91 (d) 347
23. 23.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 201 (b) 211 (c) 751 (d) 191
24. 24.A library has 244 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 598 (b) 488 (c) 498 (d) 508
25. 25.A library has 331 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 229 (b) 443 (c) 423 (d) 433
26. 26.A school has 235 boys and 103 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 256 (c) 246 (d) 420
27. 27.A school has 249 boys and 171 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 503 (d) 420
28. 28.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 156 (c) 320 (d) 300
29. 29.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 420 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 224 (c) 1054 (d) 214
30. 30.A school has 177 boys and 188 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 415 (c) 305 (d) 315
31. 31.A school has 127 boys and 169 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 296 (c) 167 (d) 157
32. 32.A school has 254 boys and 152 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 406 (d) 518
33. 33.A library has 330 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 98 (b) 552 (c) 572 (d) 562
34. 34.A library has 161 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 341 (c) 361 (d) 451
35. 35.A library has 183 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 122 (b) 244 (c) 234 (d) 254
36. 36.A train has 510 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 870 (b) 140 (c) 160 (d) 150
37. 37.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 20
38. 38.A library has 306 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 116 (b) 496 (c) 506 (d) 486
39. 39.A farmer picks 216 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 326 (c) 96 (d) 106
40. 40.A library has 209 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 28 (c) 380 (d) 390

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