Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 141 · 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 train has 367 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 473
2. 2.A school has 273 boys and 116 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 502 (c) 266 (d) 276
3. 3.A school has 237 boys and 146 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 298 (c) 458 (d) 308
4. 4.A school has 139 boys and 182 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 216 (c) 416 (d) 226
5. 5.A school has 115 boys and 125 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 355 (c) 125 (d) 115
6. 6.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 350 (c) 370 (d) 360
7. 7.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 742
8. 8.A library has 147 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 370
9. 9.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 85 (c) 75 (d) 437
10. 10.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 121 (d) 405
11. 11.A library has 437 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 95 (b) 769 (c) 779 (d) 789
12. 12.A library has 160 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 282 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 48
13. 13.A school has 135 boys and 225 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 229 (b) 360 (c) 491 (d) 219
14. 14.A farmer picks 550 mangoes on Monday and 514 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 1064 (d) 46
15. 15.A school has 181 boys and 120 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 370 (d) 301
16. 16.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 334 (c) 64 (d) 324
17. 17.A library has 391 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 58 (c) 734 (d) 714
18. 18.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 400 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 194
19. 19.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 283 (b) 815 (c) 273 (d) 263
20. 20.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 246 (c) 226 (d) 236
21. 21.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 361 (b) 341 (c) 727 (d) 351
22. 22.A farmer picks 486 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 598 (b) 384 (c) 364 (d) 374
23. 23.A library has 215 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 301 (b) 291 (c) 281 (d) 139
24. 24.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 975
25. 25.A library has 204 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 342 (b) 76 (c) 322 (d) 332
26. 26.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 447 (b) 97 (c) 107 (d) 87
27. 27.A farmer picks 416 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 303 (b) 313 (c) 323 (d) 519
28. 28.A school has 122 boys and 299 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 363 (c) 479 (d) 421
29. 29.A library has 220 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 504 (c) 514 (d) 614
30. 30.A library has 298 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 507 (c) 497 (d) 89
31. 31.A library has 150 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 59 (b) 241 (c) 231 (d) 251
32. 32.A library has 197 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 487 (c) 477 (d) 577
33. 33.A library has 144 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 340 (b) 330 (c) 320 (d) 430
34. 34.A library has 452 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 638 (b) 628 (c) 618 (d) 276
35. 35.A library has 471 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 799 (c) 789 (d) 809
36. 36.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 925 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 229
37. 37.A library has 256 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 353 (b) 363 (c) 343 (d) 159
38. 38.A library has 253 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 553 (c) 533 (d) 643
39. 39.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 602 (b) 362 (c) 352 (d) 342
40. 40.A library has 305 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 4 (b) 616 (c) 596 (d) 606

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