Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 877 · 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 259 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 448
2. 2.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 913 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 59
3. 3.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 36 (b) 292 (c) 282 (d) 302
4. 4.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 373 (b) 21 (c) 353 (d) 363
5. 5.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 241
6. 6.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 374 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 970
7. 7.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 432
8. 8.A library has 153 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 417 (c) 507 (d) 407
9. 9.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 139 (b) 149 (c) 129 (d) 655
10. 10.A school has 142 boys and 160 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 176 (b) 302 (c) 418 (d) 186
11. 11.A school has 133 boys and 123 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 256 (c) 188 (d) 198
12. 12.A library has 271 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 596 (c) 606 (d) 706
13. 13.A school has 273 boys and 100 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 295 (c) 441 (d) 305
14. 14.A train has 379 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 642
15. 15.A library has 348 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 461 (c) 451 (d) 235
16. 16.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 216 (d) 66
17. 17.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 197 (c) 208 (d) 217
18. 18.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 659 (b) 299 (c) 279 (d) 289
19. 19.A library has 167 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 595 (c) 495 (d) 505
20. 20.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 547 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 1183 (c) 99 (d) 79
21. 21.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 646 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1349 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 47
22. 22.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 670
23. 23.A school has 235 boys and 210 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 377 (c) 445 (d) 387
24. 24.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 658 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 77 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 1383
25. 25.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 1 (c) 123 (d) 113
26. 26.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 268 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 758 (b) 212 (c) 232 (d) 222
27. 27.A train has 714 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 474 (b) 454 (c) 464 (d) 964
28. 28.A school has 275 boys and 234 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 413 (c) 595 (d) 509
29. 29.A school has 231 boys and 229 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 322 (c) 332 (d) 588
30. 30.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 248
31. 31.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 494
32. 32.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 349 (b) 135 (c) 329 (d) 339
33. 33.A train has 600 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 938
34. 34.A library has 409 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 534 (c) 284 (d) 544
35. 35.A library has 331 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 469 (b) 489 (c) 479 (d) 183
36. 36.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 399 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 962 (c) 154 (d) 174
37. 37.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 317
38. 38.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 61 (d) 60
39. 39.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 415 (b) 141 (c) 395 (d) 405
40. 40.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 150 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 432

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