Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 101 · 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 school has 184 boys and 112 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 296
2. 2.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 105 (c) 151 (d) 171
3. 3.A school has 207 boys and 296 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 377 (c) 619 (d) 387
4. 4.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 399 (b) 51 (c) 71 (d) 61
5. 5.A library has 312 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 77 (b) 547 (c) 557 (d) 537
6. 6.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 811 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 299
7. 7.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 56 (c) 256 (d) 236
8. 8.A school has 300 boys and 271 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 513 (b) 629 (c) 571 (d) 503
9. 9.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 429 (c) 95 (d) 439
10. 10.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 510
11. 11.A library has 375 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 504 (c) 494 (d) 246
12. 12.A library has 365 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 113 (b) 617 (c) 607 (d) 627
13. 13.A library has 373 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 495 (c) 505 (d) 251
14. 14.A library has 422 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 519 (c) 315 (d) 539
15. 15.A school has 280 boys and 237 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 517 (c) 633 (d) 401
16. 16.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 170 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 54 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 296
17. 17.A library has 321 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 270 (b) 382 (c) 372 (d) 362
18. 18.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 16 (b) 638 (c) 36 (d) 26
19. 19.A school has 246 boys and 101 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 347
20. 20.A school has 166 boys and 200 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 366 (c) 244 (d) 234
21. 21.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 368 (c) 46 (d) 36
22. 22.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 173 (d) 162
23. 23.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 61 (c) 181 (d) 171
24. 24.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 252 (c) 328 (d) 338
25. 25.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 194 (c) 174 (d) 100
26. 26.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 132 (c) 62 (d) 122
27. 27.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 385 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 201 (b) 191 (c) 961 (d) 181
28. 28.A library has 173 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 457 (c) 357 (d) 367
29. 29.A school has 216 boys and 288 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 594 (b) 504 (c) 414 (d) 404
30. 30.A library has 198 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 125 (c) 281 (d) 261
31. 31.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 89 (c) 141 (d) 151
32. 32.A library has 209 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 385 (c) 365 (d) 375
33. 33.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 562 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 172
34. 34.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 214 (b) 224 (c) 882 (d) 234
35. 35.A library has 424 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 563 (b) 543 (c) 553 (d) 295
36. 36.A school has 229 boys and 135 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 488 (c) 230 (d) 240
37. 37.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 247 (c) 256 (d) 246
38. 38.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 212
39. 39.A library has 371 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 510 (c) 520 (d) 500
40. 40.A school has 287 boys and 149 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 363 (c) 436 (d) 509

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