Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 949 · 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 218 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 102 (c) 92 (d) 82
2. 2.A school has 168 boys and 265 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 526 (b) 433 (c) 330 (d) 340
3. 3.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 430 (b) 440 (c) 120 (d) 450
4. 4.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 302 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 827
5. 5.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 273 (b) 263 (c) 843 (d) 283
6. 6.A school has 221 boys and 180 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 508 (b) 401 (c) 284 (d) 294
7. 7.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 326 (d) 337
8. 8.A library has 198 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 3
9. 9.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 542 (b) 26 (c) 46 (d) 36
10. 10.A school has 170 boys and 112 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 175 (b) 282 (c) 165 (d) 389
11. 11.A school has 112 boys and 186 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 209 (c) 377 (d) 298
12. 12.A library has 121 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 460 (c) 350 (d) 360
13. 13.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 376 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 865 (c) 113 (d) 103
14. 14.A library has 188 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 481
15. 15.A farmer picks 333 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 121 (b) 111 (c) 555 (d) 101
16. 16.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 185 (b) 165 (c) 695 (d) 175
17. 17.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 448 (c) 172 (d) 182
18. 18.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 397 (c) 387 (d) 59
19. 19.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 400 (c) 410 (d) 132
20. 20.A library has 142 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 573 (b) 483 (c) 463 (d) 473
21. 21.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 439 (b) 741 (c) 419 (d) 429
22. 22.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 484 (c) 474 (d) 494
23. 23.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 187 (c) 167 (d) 177
24. 24.A school has 133 boys and 137 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 270 (d) 381
25. 25.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 491 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 102 (c) 1074 (d) 92
26. 26.A library has 196 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 518 (c) 618 (d) 508
27. 27.A school has 158 boys and 131 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 374 (c) 204 (d) 289
28. 28.A school has 218 boys and 236 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 545 (b) 353 (c) 363 (d) 454
29. 29.A library has 394 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 121 (b) 657 (c) 677 (d) 667
30. 30.A library has 223 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 531 (c) 621 (d) 521
31. 31.A school has 170 boys and 185 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 467
32. 32.A school has 215 boys and 100 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 189 (b) 315 (c) 431 (d) 199
33. 33.A school has 246 boys and 200 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 566 (c) 446 (d) 326
34. 34.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 456 (b) 476 (c) 466 (d) 728
35. 35.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 661 (c) 289 (d) 299
36. 36.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 361 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 750 (b) 38 (c) 18 (d) 28
37. 37.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 340 (c) 330 (d) 350
38. 38.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 320 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 160 (b) 170 (c) 180 (d) 810
39. 39.A library has 290 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 458 (b) 112 (c) 468 (d) 478
40. 40.A library has 140 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 283 (b) 383 (c) 293 (d) 273

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