Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 714 · 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 525 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 413 (c) 403 (d) 647
2. 2.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 443
3. 3.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 711 (c) 217 (d) 237
4. 4.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 658 (d) 154
5. 5.A train has 354 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 238 (b) 218 (c) 480 (d) 228
6. 6.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 397 (b) 407 (c) 673 (d) 387
7. 7.A school has 101 boys and 131 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 129 (b) 335 (c) 119 (d) 232
8. 8.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 459 (b) 173 (c) 163 (d) 153
9. 9.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 309
10. 10.A school has 253 boys and 208 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 317 (c) 595 (d) 327
11. 11.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 102 (d) 284
12. 12.A library has 479 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 753 (b) 743 (c) 763 (d) 205
13. 13.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 134 (c) 124 (d) 144
14. 14.A library has 210 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 54 (c) 356 (d) 366
15. 15.A train has 773 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 518 (b) 1038 (c) 498 (d) 508
16. 16.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 263 (c) 219 (d) 273
17. 17.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 95 (c) 689 (d) 105
18. 18.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 856 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 338
19. 19.A train has 682 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 517 (b) 507 (c) 857 (d) 497
20. 20.A school has 252 boys and 155 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 533 (b) 407 (c) 281 (d) 271
21. 21.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 407 (d) 57
22. 22.A library has 424 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 274 (c) 574 (d) 564
23. 23.A library has 224 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 120 (d) 338
24. 24.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 164 (c) 175 (d) 174
25. 25.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 393 (c) 127 (d) 107
26. 26.A school has 171 boys and 223 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 523 (b) 255 (c) 394 (d) 265
27. 27.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 594 (c) 106 (d) 96
28. 28.A library has 282 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 617 (b) 627 (c) 607 (d) 717
29. 29.A library has 468 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 789 (b) 779 (c) 147 (d) 799
30. 30.A library has 268 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 203 (b) 343 (c) 323 (d) 333
31. 31.A library has 334 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 75 (b) 603 (c) 593 (d) 583
32. 32.A library has 173 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 531 (c) 441 (d) 431
33. 33.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 53 (b) 193 (c) 173 (d) 183
34. 34.A school has 151 boys and 228 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 279 (c) 379 (d) 289
35. 35.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 639 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1364 (b) 96 (c) 86 (d) 76
36. 36.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 123 (b) 9 (c) 113 (d) 103
37. 37.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1014 (b) 576 (c) 566 (d) 556
38. 38.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 94 (c) 334 (d) 84
39. 39.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 813 (b) 253 (c) 233 (d) 243
40. 40.A library has 189 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 524 (c) 434 (d) 414

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