Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 220 · 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 146 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 460 (c) 480 (d) 470
2. 2.A school has 282 boys and 105 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 387 (c) 508 (d) 256
3. 3.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 285 (c) 275 (d) 276
4. 4.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 474 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 101 (c) 1059 (d) 121
5. 5.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 399 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 119 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 927
6. 6.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 409 (b) 399 (c) 389 (d) 173
7. 7.A school has 178 boys and 122 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 410
8. 8.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 412 (b) 392 (c) 402 (d) 8
9. 9.A school has 237 boys and 163 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 400 (c) 461 (d) 339
10. 10.A library has 442 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 320 (b) 554 (c) 564 (d) 574
11. 11.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 232 (d) 221
12. 12.A library has 230 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 34 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 436
13. 13.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 344
14. 14.A school has 218 boys and 177 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 275 (c) 505 (d) 285
15. 15.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 442 (b) 178 (c) 158 (d) 168
16. 16.A library has 183 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 288 (d) 68
17. 17.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 93
18. 18.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 560 (b) 34 (c) 54 (d) 44
19. 19.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 443 (c) 69 (d) 79
20. 20.A library has 460 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 720 (c) 190 (d) 740
21. 21.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 664
22. 22.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 164 (b) 154 (c) 368 (d) 174
23. 23.A train has 663 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 383 (b) 373 (c) 393 (d) 943
24. 24.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 148 (c) 336 (d) 346
25. 25.A library has 216 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 394 (c) 374 (d) 48
26. 26.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 129 (c) 119 (d) 343
27. 27.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 844 (b) 90 (c) 100 (d) 80
28. 28.A library has 280 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 563 (c) 573 (d) 663
29. 29.A school has 159 boys and 249 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 527 (c) 408 (d) 279
30. 30.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 183 (c) 301 (d) 291
31. 31.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 357 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 888 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 164
32. 32.A library has 446 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 603 (c) 613 (d) 623
33. 33.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 1364 (c) 196 (d) 186
34. 34.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 265
35. 35.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 49 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 275
36. 36.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 337 (b) 347 (c) 327 (d) 723
37. 37.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 277 (c) 266 (d) 276
38. 38.A school has 254 boys and 173 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 555 (c) 299 (d) 427
39. 39.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 114 (c) 123 (d) 113
40. 40.A library has 321 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 20 (b) 622 (c) 612 (d) 632

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