Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 829 · 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 library has 205 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 327 (c) 73 (d) 337
2. 2.A farmer picks 407 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 240 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 564
3. 3.A library has 419 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 192 (c) 646 (d) 656
4. 4.A school has 244 boys and 123 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 509 (c) 215 (d) 367
5. 5.A library has 210 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 96
6. 6.A library has 442 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 787 (b) 767 (c) 107 (d) 777
7. 7.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 327 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 704 (d) 40
8. 8.A library has 273 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 480 (c) 460 (d) 76
9. 9.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 55 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 321
10. 10.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 825 (d) 155
11. 11.A farmer picks 438 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 658 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 208
12. 12.A school has 206 boys and 248 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 582 (c) 316 (d) 454
13. 13.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 208 (c) 324 (d) 334
14. 14.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 372 (b) 382 (c) 22 (d) 362
15. 15.A school has 118 boys and 246 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 272 (c) 364 (d) 282
16. 16.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 264 (b) 244 (c) 738 (d) 254
17. 17.A library has 409 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 249 (c) 559 (d) 579
18. 18.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 360 (c) 380 (d) 610
19. 19.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 49 (c) 349 (d) 359
20. 20.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 362 (c) 351 (d) 371
21. 21.A school has 271 boys and 106 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 310 (c) 320 (d) 377
22. 22.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 188 (c) 198 (d) 178
23. 23.A library has 410 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 153 (b) 677 (c) 657 (d) 667
24. 24.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 607 (c) 75 (d) 95
25. 25.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 287 (c) 267 (d) 277
26. 26.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 362 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 792
27. 27.A library has 185 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 493 (b) 583 (c) 473 (d) 483
28. 28.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
29. 29.A school has 210 boys and 285 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 550 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 495
30. 30.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 531 (d) 215
31. 31.A school has 286 boys and 128 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 289 (c) 529 (d) 299
32. 32.A train has 742 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 558 (b) 916 (c) 568 (d) 578
33. 33.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 124
34. 34.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 787 (b) 191 (c) 171 (d) 181
35. 35.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 525 (d) 69
36. 36.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 301
37. 37.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 762 (c) 304 (d) 294
38. 38.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 282
39. 39.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 164 (c) 144 (d) 48
40. 40.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 828 (b) 544 (c) 554 (d) 564

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