Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 972 · 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 300 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 561
2. 2.A school has 259 boys and 101 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 360 (c) 250 (d) 460
3. 3.A library has 215 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 553 (c) 643 (d) 543
4. 4.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 262 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 303 (c) 837 (d) 313
5. 5.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 568 (c) 156 (d) 146
6. 6.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 289 (b) 89 (c) 279 (d) 299
7. 7.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 658
8. 8.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 245 (b) 603 (c) 235 (d) 255
9. 9.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 241 (c) 251 (d) 231
10. 10.A school has 168 boys and 286 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 332 (c) 322 (d) 576
11. 11.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 416 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 889 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 67
12. 12.A library has 309 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 373 (c) 255 (d) 353
13. 13.A school has 193 boys and 186 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 292 (c) 466 (d) 282
14. 14.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 228 (b) 922 (c) 218 (d) 238
15. 15.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 465 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 971 (c) 51 (d) 41
16. 16.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 308 (b) 288 (c) 298 (d) 766
17. 17.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 812 (b) 68 (c) 48 (d) 58
18. 18.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 466 (b) 476 (c) 122 (d) 456
19. 19.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 379 (c) 389 (d) 153
20. 20.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 366 (b) 346 (c) 806 (d) 356
21. 21.A school has 282 boys and 132 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 414 (c) 320 (d) 330
22. 22.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 418 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 88
23. 23.A train has 336 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 447 (c) 215 (d) 225
24. 24.A library has 139 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 495 (c) 405 (d) 385
25. 25.A school has 289 boys and 115 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 538 (c) 260 (d) 270
26. 26.A library has 365 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 576 (c) 566 (d) 556
27. 27.A library has 298 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 71 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 535
28. 28.A library has 263 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 341 (b) 351 (c) 175 (d) 361
29. 29.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 506
30. 30.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 184 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 570
31. 31.A library has 450 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 783 (b) 773 (c) 117 (d) 793
32. 32.A school has 173 boys and 112 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 141 (b) 419 (c) 151 (d) 285
33. 33.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 543
34. 34.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 724 (b) 220 (c) 240 (d) 230
35. 35.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 127
36. 36.A farmer picks 384 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 612 (b) 146 (c) 166 (d) 156
37. 37.A train has 643 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 1053
38. 38.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 401 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 27
39. 39.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 377 (c) 99 (d) 357
40. 40.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 136 (c) 498 (d) 126

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