Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 730 · 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 226 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 343 (d) 119
2. 2.A library has 456 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 544 (c) 554 (d) 564
3. 3.A farmer picks 510 mangoes on Monday and 416 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 926 (b) 84 (c) 104 (d) 94
4. 4.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 333
5. 5.A school has 194 boys and 149 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 343 (c) 266 (d) 276
6. 6.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 67 (d) 311
7. 7.A train has 614 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 1068 (d) 160
8. 8.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 577 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 133 (d) 1277
9. 9.A school has 165 boys and 206 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 371 (c) 427 (d) 315
10. 10.A school has 262 boys and 153 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 415 (c) 479 (d) 351
11. 11.A library has 479 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 245 (b) 703 (c) 723 (d) 713
12. 12.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 469 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 97 (c) 87 (d) 1035
13. 13.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 514 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 1113 (c) 75 (d) 95
14. 14.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 592 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 154 (b) 1328 (c) 134 (d) 144
15. 15.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 742 (c) 40 (d) 50
16. 16.A library has 450 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 211 (b) 679 (c) 699 (d) 689
17. 17.A school has 213 boys and 110 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 323 (c) 231 (d) 415
18. 18.A farmer picks 303 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 566
19. 19.A library has 253 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 140
20. 20.A library has 434 books. It buys 297 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 731 (b) 137 (c) 741 (d) 721
21. 21.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 272 (c) 271 (d) 261
22. 22.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 548 (c) 64 (d) 74
23. 23.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 162 (c) 366 (d) 356
24. 24.A library has 157 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 248 (b) 228 (c) 76 (d) 238
25. 25.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 207 (b) 879 (c) 187 (d) 197
26. 26.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 51 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 313
27. 27.A library has 175 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 521 (b) 411 (c) 431 (d) 421
28. 28.A school has 254 boys and 167 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 421
29. 29.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 557 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 33
30. 30.A train has 646 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 462 (b) 472 (c) 820 (d) 482
31. 31.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 65 (d) 159
32. 32.A library has 183 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 304 (c) 314 (d) 52
33. 33.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 263
34. 34.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 507 (c) 31 (d) 21
35. 35.A school has 140 boys and 282 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 422 (c) 306 (d) 316
36. 36.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 682 (d) 176
37. 37.A library has 443 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 669 (b) 659 (c) 679 (d) 217
38. 38.A school has 179 boys and 122 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 406
39. 39.A school has 254 boys and 240 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 378 (c) 610 (d) 494
40. 40.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 919 (c) 89 (d) 99

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