Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 917 · 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 406 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 785 (c) 37 (d) 17
2. 2.A farmer picks 213 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 361 (d) 65
3. 3.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 972 (b) 218 (c) 208 (d) 198
4. 4.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 234 (b) 736 (c) 224 (d) 214
5. 5.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 57 (d) 165
6. 6.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 187 (c) 177 (d) 77
7. 7.A school has 153 boys and 213 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 458 (c) 366 (d) 274
8. 8.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 467 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 89 (c) 79 (d) 1013
9. 9.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 370 (d) 196
10. 10.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 483
11. 11.A library has 272 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 154 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 380
12. 12.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 15 (d) 57
13. 13.A library has 439 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 653 (c) 643 (d) 633
14. 14.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 293 (b) 873 (c) 313 (d) 303
15. 15.A library has 246 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 414 (c) 404 (d) 88
16. 16.A farmer picks 440 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 698
17. 17.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 209 (c) 61 (d) 229
18. 18.A school has 106 boys and 104 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 293 (c) 127 (d) 117
19. 19.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 241 (c) 250 (d) 230
20. 20.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 522 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 106
21. 21.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 728 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 30
22. 22.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 514 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 271 (d) 1309
23. 23.A school has 180 boys and 201 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 234 (b) 381 (c) 224 (d) 528
24. 24.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 436 (b) 42 (c) 446 (d) 426
25. 25.A library has 374 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 649 (c) 639 (d) 99
26. 26.A library has 466 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 661 (b) 281 (c) 651 (d) 641
27. 27.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 1198 (c) 246 (d) 236
28. 28.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 284 (b) 294 (c) 32 (d) 274
29. 29.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 357 (c) 217 (d) 347
30. 30.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 41 (d) 195
31. 31.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 175 (c) 297 (d) 317
32. 32.A library has 478 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 404 (c) 562 (d) 542
33. 33.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 443 (b) 423 (c) 433 (d) 161
34. 34.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 786 (c) 238 (d) 228
35. 35.A school has 160 boys and 244 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 477 (c) 404 (d) 331
36. 36.A school has 135 boys and 175 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 310 (c) 167 (d) 453
37. 37.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 267 (b) 276 (c) 266 (d) 256
38. 38.A library has 387 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 625 (c) 139 (d) 645
39. 39.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 511 (b) 253 (c) 233 (d) 243
40. 40.A school has 283 boys and 183 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 466 (d) 554

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