Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 214 · 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 180 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 554 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 464
2. 2.A school has 111 boys and 155 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 155 (b) 266 (c) 377 (d) 145
3. 3.A school has 234 boys and 104 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 338 (c) 460 (d) 216
4. 4.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 388 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 28
5. 5.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 383 (c) 393 (d) 373
6. 6.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 246 (c) 236 (d) 668
7. 7.A library has 359 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 693 (b) 703 (c) 25 (d) 683
8. 8.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 109 (d) 341
9. 9.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 215 (c) 861 (d) 205
10. 10.A school has 132 boys and 134 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 401
11. 11.A school has 176 boys and 108 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 365 (c) 203 (d) 193
12. 12.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 181
13. 13.A library has 460 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 571 (c) 349 (d) 561
14. 14.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 278 (c) 288 (d) 279
15. 15.A train has 679 passengers. At a station, 495 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1174 (b) 174 (c) 194 (d) 184
16. 16.A library has 419 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 701 (b) 127 (c) 711 (d) 721
17. 17.A library has 164 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 296 (c) 22 (d) 306
18. 18.A school has 139 boys and 157 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 296 (b) 396 (c) 196 (d) 186
19. 19.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 406 (d) 82
20. 20.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 503 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 1057 (c) 41 (d) 61
21. 21.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 635 (b) 377 (c) 387 (d) 397
22. 22.A school has 121 boys and 180 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 359
23. 23.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 66 (c) 136 (d) 146
24. 24.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 35 (c) 121 (d) 141
25. 25.A school has 112 boys and 176 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 361 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 288
26. 26.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 454 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 955 (b) 57 (c) 37 (d) 47
27. 27.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 686 (d) 124
28. 28.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 809 (d) 219
29. 29.A library has 305 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 591 (c) 9 (d) 601
30. 30.A school has 114 boys and 242 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 298 (b) 356 (c) 414 (d) 288
31. 31.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 381 (b) 361 (c) 65 (d) 371
32. 32.A school has 154 boys and 180 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 406 (b) 252 (c) 334 (d) 262
33. 33.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 671 (b) 219 (c) 239 (d) 229
34. 34.A library has 213 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 159
35. 35.A library has 373 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 617 (c) 627 (d) 119
36. 36.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 239 (d) 567
37. 37.A school has 289 boys and 126 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 334 (c) 324 (d) 415
38. 38.A library has 441 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 562 (c) 582 (d) 310
39. 39.A train has 623 passengers. At a station, 507 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 1130 (c) 116 (d) 106
40. 40.A train has 764 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1092 (b) 426 (c) 446 (d) 436

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