Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 713 · 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 232 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 128 (c) 346 (d) 108
2. 2.A school has 155 boys and 298 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 592 (b) 304 (c) 453 (d) 314
3. 3.A school has 298 boys and 116 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 510 (b) 414 (c) 308 (d) 318
4. 4.A library has 143 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 463 (c) 473 (d) 563
5. 5.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 40
6. 6.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 697 (c) 125 (d) 135
7. 7.A library has 362 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 51 (b) 663 (c) 683 (d) 673
8. 8.A library has 421 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 197 (b) 635 (c) 655 (d) 645
9. 9.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 66 (b) 8 (c) 76 (d) 86
10. 10.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 333 (c) 313 (d) 323
11. 11.A library has 239 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 473 (c) 463 (d) 483
12. 12.A library has 210 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 282 (c) 128 (d) 292
13. 13.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 289 (b) 299 (c) 85 (d) 309
14. 14.A school has 114 boys and 118 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 88 (b) 232 (c) 78 (d) 376
15. 15.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 470 (c) 116 (d) 106
16. 16.A school has 208 boys and 145 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 353 (c) 265 (d) 431
17. 17.A library has 287 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 141 (b) 423 (c) 433 (d) 443
18. 18.A train has 557 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 156 (b) 166 (c) 958 (d) 146
19. 19.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 690 (b) 380 (c) 390 (d) 370
20. 20.A library has 362 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 579 (b) 155 (c) 569 (d) 559
21. 21.A library has 289 books. It buys 255 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 34 (c) 534 (d) 554
22. 22.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 98 (d) 312
23. 23.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 170 (c) 169 (d) 179
24. 24.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 359 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 87
25. 25.A library has 325 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 385 (c) 365 (d) 375
26. 26.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 244 (d) 916
27. 27.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 490 (b) 78 (c) 98 (d) 88
28. 28.A school has 159 boys and 275 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 353 (c) 363 (d) 434
29. 29.A farmer picks 274 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 473 (c) 75 (d) 65
30. 30.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 181 (d) 180
31. 31.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 149 (c) 453 (d) 159
32. 32.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 420 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 68
33. 33.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 228 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 204 (c) 194 (d) 650
34. 34.A school has 108 boys and 214 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 375
35. 35.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 217
36. 36.A library has 393 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 119 (c) 677 (d) 657
37. 37.A school has 292 boys and 118 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 323 (c) 410 (d) 313
38. 38.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 216 (c) 226 (d) 572
39. 39.A train has 770 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 873 (b) 677 (c) 657 (d) 667
40. 40.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 198 (c) 187 (d) 207

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