Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 121 · 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 145 boys and 285 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 291 (c) 430 (d) 301
2. 2.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 496 (c) 172 (d) 152
3. 3.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 793 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 241
4. 4.A library has 474 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 761 (b) 197 (c) 751 (d) 741
5. 5.A library has 434 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 701 (b) 691 (c) 711 (d) 167
6. 6.A school has 293 boys and 300 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 593 (b) 665 (c) 521 (d) 511
7. 7.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 389 (b) 705 (c) 369 (d) 379
8. 8.A library has 456 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 542 (c) 562 (d) 552
9. 9.A library has 337 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 645 (c) 625 (d) 39
10. 10.A school has 149 boys and 267 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 534
11. 11.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 268 (b) 278 (c) 692 (d) 288
12. 12.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 378 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 899 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
13. 13.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 510 (b) 520 (c) 530 (d) 824
14. 14.A school has 121 boys and 253 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 247 (b) 491 (c) 257 (d) 374
15. 15.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 887 (b) 543 (c) 553 (d) 533
16. 16.A farmer picks 383 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 262 (b) 504 (c) 272 (d) 252
17. 17.A library has 225 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 113 (d) 347
18. 18.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 339 (c) 359 (d) 349
19. 19.A school has 221 boys and 103 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 324 (c) 262 (d) 376
20. 20.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 555 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 101
21. 21.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 432 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 104
22. 22.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 641 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 281
23. 23.A school has 132 boys and 244 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 466
24. 24.A library has 169 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 86 (c) 242 (d) 262
25. 25.A school has 122 boys and 247 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 503 (c) 235 (d) 369
26. 26.A library has 135 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 375
27. 27.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 13 (c) 207 (d) 187
28. 28.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 737 (c) 387 (d) 367
29. 29.A school has 178 boys and 251 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 547 (c) 311 (d) 301
30. 30.A school has 161 boys and 156 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 246 (c) 388 (d) 236
31. 31.A school has 137 boys and 168 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 305 (c) 204 (d) 406
32. 32.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 23 (b) 91 (c) 71 (d) 81
33. 33.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 77 (c) 66 (d) 86
34. 34.A library has 131 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 184 (b) 194 (c) 174 (d) 78
35. 35.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 884
36. 36.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 167 (b) 177 (c) 599 (d) 187
37. 37.A library has 297 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 432 (c) 172 (d) 412
38. 38.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 393 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 858
39. 39.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 286 (c) 297 (d) 296
40. 40.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 35 (b) 177 (c) 187 (d) 167

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