Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 253 · 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 150 boys and 160 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 310 (c) 225 (d) 395
2. 2.A library has 215 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 156 (c) 284 (d) 274
3. 3.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 836 (b) 330 (c) 320 (d) 310
4. 4.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 601 (b) 121 (c) 141 (d) 131
5. 5.A school has 247 boys and 140 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 311 (c) 463 (d) 301
6. 6.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 203 (c) 183 (d) 193
7. 7.A library has 253 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 438 (c) 458 (d) 58
8. 8.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 546 (c) 88 (d) 78
9. 9.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 294 (c) 304 (d) 305
10. 10.A library has 368 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 164 (c) 562 (d) 582
11. 11.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 178 (c) 188 (d) 496
12. 12.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 356 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 78
13. 13.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 181
14. 14.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 15 (c) 153 (d) 143
15. 15.A library has 422 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 715 (b) 705 (c) 725 (d) 129
16. 16.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 363 (b) 59 (c) 353 (d) 373
17. 17.A school has 163 boys and 284 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 447 (d) 593
18. 18.A school has 250 boys and 198 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 448 (c) 371 (d) 515
19. 19.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 125 (d) 471
20. 20.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 392 (b) 958 (c) 402 (d) 382
21. 21.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 392 (c) 382 (d) 372
22. 22.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 200
23. 23.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 300 (c) 290 (d) 280
24. 24.A school has 298 boys and 211 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 615 (b) 509 (c) 393 (d) 403
25. 25.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 686 (c) 106 (d) 86
26. 26.A library has 335 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 490 (b) 190 (c) 480 (d) 470
27. 27.A library has 196 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 388
28. 28.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 178
29. 29.A school has 197 boys and 300 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 634
30. 30.A library has 247 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 598 (b) 588 (c) 578 (d) 688
31. 31.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 410 (c) 740 (d) 390
32. 32.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 297
33. 33.A library has 236 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 94 (c) 368 (d) 388
34. 34.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 200 (c) 862 (d) 190
35. 35.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 97 (c) 301 (d) 281
36. 36.A school has 294 boys and 119 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 413 (c) 259 (d) 557
37. 37.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 371 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 99
38. 38.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 567 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1155 (b) 11 (c) 31 (d) 21
39. 39.A library has 409 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 102 (b) 726 (c) 716 (d) 706
40. 40.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 241 (c) 231 (d) 251

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