Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 712 · 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 416 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 963 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 141
2. 2.A school has 156 boys and 214 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 424 (c) 306 (d) 316
3. 3.A library has 158 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 319 (b) 339 (c) 429 (d) 329
4. 4.A school has 176 boys and 229 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 405 (d) 481
5. 5.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 62 (c) 134 (d) 144
6. 6.A school has 196 boys and 199 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 395 (c) 338 (d) 452
7. 7.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 900 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 60
8. 8.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 683 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 361
9. 9.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 218 (c) 34 (d) 228
10. 10.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 184 (b) 194 (c) 454 (d) 204
11. 11.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 241 (c) 221 (d) 231
12. 12.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 531 (b) 211 (c) 201 (d) 191
13. 13.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 37 (b) 69 (c) 89 (d) 79
14. 14.A library has 232 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 526 (c) 536 (d) 546
15. 15.A library has 470 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 535 (c) 515 (d) 525
16. 16.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 439 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 274 (b) 254 (c) 1142 (d) 264
17. 17.A library has 387 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 457 (b) 327 (c) 447 (d) 437
18. 18.A library has 180 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 17 (b) 333 (c) 353 (d) 343
19. 19.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 15 (c) 125 (d) 135
20. 20.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 8 (d) 262
21. 21.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 307 (b) 615 (c) 327 (d) 317
22. 22.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 33 (c) 317 (d) 327
23. 23.A library has 139 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 206 (b) 216 (c) 196 (d) 72
24. 24.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 252 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 243 (b) 233 (c) 737 (d) 223
25. 25.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 142 (c) 222 (d) 232
26. 26.A library has 167 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 399 (b) 509 (c) 419 (d) 409
27. 27.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 587 (c) 75 (d) 85
28. 28.A school has 184 boys and 241 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 574 (c) 276 (d) 266
29. 29.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 628 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 124
30. 30.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 228 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 934 (b) 468 (c) 488 (d) 478
31. 31.A school has 270 boys and 282 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 634 (b) 460 (c) 470 (d) 552
32. 32.A farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 374
33. 33.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 755 (b) 219 (c) 239 (d) 229
34. 34.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 455 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 997 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 87
35. 35.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 305
36. 36.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 121
37. 37.A school has 212 boys and 230 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 496 (c) 442 (d) 378
38. 38.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 213 (c) 223 (d) 203
39. 39.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 278
40. 40.A farmer picks 531 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 434 (b) 638 (c) 414 (d) 424

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