Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 789 · 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 520 mangoes on Monday and 389 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 121 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 909
2. 2.A train has 454 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 759
3. 3.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 121 (c) 141 (d) 131
4. 4.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 398 (b) 388 (c) 102 (d) 408
5. 5.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 157 (c) 469 (d) 167
6. 6.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 526 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 84 (c) 1126 (d) 74
7. 7.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 95 (c) 395 (d) 385
8. 8.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 237 (b) 511 (c) 257 (d) 247
9. 9.A school has 257 boys and 133 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 390 (c) 498 (d) 282
10. 10.A library has 306 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 177 (b) 435 (c) 445 (d) 425
11. 11.A train has 721 passengers. At a station, 391 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1112 (b) 340 (c) 320 (d) 330
12. 12.A school has 149 boys and 240 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 495 (c) 389 (d) 273
13. 13.A library has 455 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 358 (c) 562 (d) 552
14. 14.A school has 149 boys and 143 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 292 (c) 215 (d) 225
15. 15.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 482 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 1220 (d) 266
16. 16.A farmer picks 439 mangoes on Monday and 396 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 835 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 33
17. 17.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 331 (c) 340 (d) 320
18. 18.A library has 289 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 60 (b) 518 (c) 508 (d) 528
19. 19.A farmer picks 448 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 617 (c) 279 (d) 269
20. 20.A library has 309 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 191 (c) 427 (d) 437
21. 21.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 179
22. 22.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 332 (b) 1256 (c) 322 (d) 342
23. 23.A library has 356 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 65 (b) 647 (c) 637 (d) 657
24. 24.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 108 (b) 34 (c) 88 (d) 98
25. 25.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 211 (b) 221 (c) 635 (d) 201
26. 26.A library has 434 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 707 (b) 171 (c) 697 (d) 687
27. 27.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 318 (b) 308 (c) 890 (d) 328
28. 28.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 532 (b) 82 (c) 102 (d) 92
29. 29.A library has 441 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 583 (c) 289 (d) 593
30. 30.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 224 (c) 235 (d) 234
31. 31.A school has 194 boys and 132 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 270 (c) 382 (d) 326
32. 32.A library has 185 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 535 (c) 515 (d) 625
33. 33.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 147 (c) 1 (d) 157
34. 34.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 463 (d) 185
35. 35.A library has 159 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 347 (c) 437 (d) 337
36. 36.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 459 (c) 201 (d) 191
37. 37.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 256 (c) 246 (d) 198
38. 38.A school has 264 boys and 159 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 297 (c) 539 (d) 307
39. 39.A library has 120 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 334 (d) 444
40. 40.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 618 (c) 84 (d) 94

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