Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 19 · 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 library has 437 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 712 (b) 172 (c) 702 (d) 692
2. 2.A library has 240 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 75 (d) 405
3. 3.A school has 144 boys and 132 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 338 (c) 276 (d) 214
4. 4.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 308 (d) 319
5. 5.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 891 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 275
6. 6.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 271 (c) 281 (d) 115
7. 7.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 191
8. 8.A library has 396 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 54 (b) 748 (c) 738 (d) 728
9. 9.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 488 (b) 468 (c) 478 (d) 920
10. 10.A library has 404 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 680 (c) 138 (d) 670
11. 11.A library has 321 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 438
12. 12.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 822 (d) 320
13. 13.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 188 (c) 208 (d) 482
14. 14.A library has 234 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 536 (c) 626 (d) 526
15. 15.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 281 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 746
16. 16.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 79 (c) 88 (d) 78
17. 17.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 3 (b) 327 (c) 307 (d) 317
18. 18.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 215 (c) 216 (d) 205
19. 19.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 741 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 155
20. 20.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 192 (b) 358 (c) 368 (d) 348
21. 21.A library has 424 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 585 (b) 605 (c) 595 (d) 253
22. 22.A library has 135 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 303 (b) 393 (c) 293 (d) 283
23. 23.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 407 (b) 427 (c) 625 (d) 417
24. 24.A library has 406 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 590 (c) 580 (d) 600
25. 25.A library has 167 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 484 (c) 494 (d) 594
26. 26.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 273 (c) 264 (d) 263
27. 27.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 318 (c) 264 (d) 328
28. 28.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 558 (d) 154
29. 29.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 263 (c) 197 (d) 253
30. 30.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 452 (b) 106 (c) 462 (d) 472
31. 31.A school has 178 boys and 194 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 425 (c) 309 (d) 319
32. 32.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 76 (c) 596 (d) 86
33. 33.A library has 419 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 696 (b) 706 (c) 716 (d) 132
34. 34.A train has 707 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1060 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 364
35. 35.A library has 129 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 280 (b) 260 (c) 370 (d) 270
36. 36.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 61 (c) 497 (d) 81
37. 37.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 392 (c) 32 (d) 412
38. 38.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 97 (c) 107 (d) 87
39. 39.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1082 (b) 224 (c) 204 (d) 214
40. 40.A library has 315 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 223

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