Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 104 · 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 202 boys and 109 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 193 (b) 419 (c) 203 (d) 311
2. 2.A school has 263 boys and 116 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 501 (c) 257 (d) 247
3. 3.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 237 (c) 227 (d) 767
4. 4.A school has 209 boys and 243 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 584 (c) 452 (d) 320
5. 5.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 608 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 1407 (c) 181 (d) 191
6. 6.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 12 (d) 176
7. 7.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 538 (b) 548 (c) 528 (d) 768
8. 8.A library has 203 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 116 (c) 280 (d) 300
9. 9.A library has 124 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 338 (c) 358 (d) 348
10. 10.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 433 (c) 423 (d) 443
11. 11.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 910 (b) 146 (c) 166 (d) 156
12. 12.A library has 285 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 539 (c) 21 (d) 549
13. 13.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 150 (c) 130 (d) 140
14. 14.A library has 345 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 76 (b) 624 (c) 614 (d) 604
15. 15.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 62 (c) 530 (d) 72
16. 16.A train has 758 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 593 (b) 583 (c) 923 (d) 603
17. 17.A school has 130 boys and 257 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 523 (b) 251 (c) 387 (d) 241
18. 18.A library has 469 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 562 (c) 386 (d) 552
19. 19.A library has 299 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 622 (c) 602 (d) 712
20. 20.A school has 185 boys and 180 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 365 (c) 290 (d) 430
21. 21.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 87 (b) 315 (c) 325 (d) 335
22. 22.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 452 (c) 442 (d) 700
23. 23.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 166 (c) 38 (d) 156
24. 24.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 419 (c) 409 (d) 45
25. 25.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 305 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 863
26. 26.A farmer picks 322 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 540
27. 27.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 70 (d) 638
28. 28.A library has 371 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 93 (b) 639 (c) 649 (d) 659
29. 29.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 640 (c) 238 (d) 218
30. 30.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 71 (c) 513 (d) 51
31. 31.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 291 (d) 547
32. 32.A library has 158 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 301
33. 33.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 445 (c) 425 (d) 435
34. 34.A school has 228 boys and 264 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 492 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 630
35. 35.A library has 468 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 754 (b) 734 (c) 192 (d) 744
36. 36.A train has 521 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 633 (b) 409 (c) 399 (d) 419
37. 37.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 422 (b) 134 (c) 432 (d) 442
38. 38.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 363 (c) 343 (d) 353
39. 39.A school has 296 boys and 204 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 599 (b) 391 (c) 500 (d) 401
40. 40.A school has 188 boys and 163 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 440 (c) 262 (d) 351

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