Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 773 · 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 510 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 247 (b) 267 (c) 257 (d) 763
2. 2.A school has 199 boys and 269 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 468 (d) 522
3. 3.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 181 (c) 201 (d) 191
4. 4.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 503 (d) 111
5. 5.A library has 244 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 334 (c) 154 (d) 324
6. 6.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 473 (b) 667 (c) 463 (d) 453
7. 7.A train has 574 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 916 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 222
8. 8.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 545 (d) 107
9. 9.A library has 329 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 257 (b) 411 (c) 391 (d) 401
10. 10.A train has 447 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 76 (b) 56 (c) 828 (d) 66
11. 11.A school has 234 boys and 119 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 243 (c) 453 (d) 253
12. 12.A school has 296 boys and 119 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 363 (c) 467 (d) 353
13. 13.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 588 (d) 334
14. 14.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 116 (c) 106 (d) 422
15. 15.A train has 575 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 918
16. 16.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 300 (c) 280 (d) 290
17. 17.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 623
18. 18.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 695 (b) 425 (c) 435 (d) 445
19. 19.A library has 470 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 712 (b) 692 (c) 238 (d) 702
20. 20.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 338 (b) 570 (c) 328 (d) 318
21. 21.A school has 142 boys and 126 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 180 (b) 346 (c) 268 (d) 190
22. 22.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 233 (b) 253 (c) 151 (d) 243
23. 23.A school has 130 boys and 108 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 166 (c) 300 (d) 176
24. 24.A library has 229 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 121 (c) 337 (d) 327
25. 25.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 300 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 163 (b) 183 (c) 773 (d) 173
26. 26.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 366 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 138
27. 27.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 430 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 82
28. 28.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 530 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 200
29. 29.A train has 454 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 225 (d) 673
30. 30.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 160 (d) 169
31. 31.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 232 (c) 324 (d) 334
32. 32.A library has 157 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 65 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 259
33. 33.A library has 223 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 125 (b) 311 (c) 331 (d) 321
34. 34.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 489 (c) 97 (d) 107
35. 35.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 331 (b) 341 (c) 839 (d) 321
36. 36.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 125 (c) 126 (d) 115
37. 37.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 128 (c) 634 (d) 138
38. 38.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 309 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 742 (c) 124 (d) 134
39. 39.A library has 384 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 64 (b) 694 (c) 714 (d) 704
40. 40.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 697 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 281

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