Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 884 · 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 517 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 667 (d) 377
2. 2.A school has 188 boys and 126 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 375 (c) 243 (d) 253
3. 3.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 530 (c) 234 (d) 244
4. 4.A library has 237 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 325 (b) 139 (c) 345 (d) 335
5. 5.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 105 (b) 115 (c) 377 (d) 125
6. 6.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 502 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 1163
7. 7.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 140 (d) 452
8. 8.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 114 (d) 103
9. 9.A library has 190 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 498 (c) 388 (d) 408
10. 10.A library has 410 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 637 (c) 647 (d) 173
11. 11.A school has 224 boys and 179 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 403 (c) 322 (d) 484
12. 12.A library has 219 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 457 (b) 447 (c) 547 (d) 437
13. 13.A library has 458 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 738 (b) 168 (c) 758 (d) 748
14. 14.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 72 (c) 260 (d) 250
15. 15.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 306 (c) 297 (d) 296
16. 16.A school has 100 boys and 140 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 141 (c) 151 (d) 240
17. 17.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 35 (b) 433 (c) 443 (d) 423
18. 18.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 14 (c) 652 (d) 24
19. 19.A library has 450 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 757 (b) 133 (c) 777 (d) 767
20. 20.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 162 (c) 142 (d) 152
21. 21.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 377 (b) 357 (c) 897 (d) 367
22. 22.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 16 (b) 318 (c) 338 (d) 328
23. 23.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 416 (b) 52 (c) 396 (d) 406
24. 24.A library has 393 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 109 (b) 667 (c) 687 (d) 677
25. 25.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 307 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 237 (b) 217 (c) 841 (d) 227
26. 26.A school has 214 boys and 107 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 256 (c) 376 (d) 321
27. 27.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 284 (b) 295 (c) 294 (d) 304
28. 28.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 677 (b) 327 (c) 317 (d) 337
29. 29.A farmer picks 440 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 743 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 147
30. 30.A school has 290 boys and 116 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 406 (c) 463 (d) 349
31. 31.A train has 395 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 226 (c) 246 (d) 554
32. 32.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 539 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 249
33. 33.A library has 124 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 464 (c) 364 (d) 354
34. 34.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 256 (c) 334 (d) 324
35. 35.A train has 518 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 737 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 309
36. 36.A school has 262 boys and 206 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 595 (b) 468 (c) 341 (d) 331
37. 37.A train has 581 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 696 (b) 456 (c) 466 (d) 476
38. 38.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 298 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 814 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 208
39. 39.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 89 (b) 109 (c) 99 (d) 59
40. 40.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 198 (c) 188 (d) 498

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