Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 254 · 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 149 boys and 243 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 456 (d) 392
2. 2.A library has 241 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 362 (c) 382 (d) 110
3. 3.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 153 (c) 893 (d) 163
4. 4.A school has 274 boys and 173 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 341 (c) 447 (d) 331
5. 5.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 60 (c) 270 (d) 260
6. 6.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 282 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 712
7. 7.A library has 298 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 713 (b) 603 (c) 623 (d) 613
8. 8.A school has 236 boys and 282 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 583 (b) 518 (c) 443 (d) 453
9. 9.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 65 (c) 553 (d) 85
10. 10.A school has 245 boys and 248 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 362 (c) 352 (d) 624
11. 11.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 207 (b) 197 (c) 217 (d) 601
12. 12.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 215 (c) 216 (d) 225
13. 13.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 129 (c) 120 (d) 119
14. 14.A school has 226 boys and 266 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 570 (b) 414 (c) 492 (d) 404
15. 15.A library has 122 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 47 (b) 207 (c) 187 (d) 197
16. 16.A library has 361 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 109 (c) 623 (d) 613
17. 17.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 604 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 16
18. 18.A school has 288 boys and 158 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 591 (b) 446 (c) 291 (d) 301
19. 19.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 644 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 174
20. 20.A farmer picks 570 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 413 (b) 403 (c) 737 (d) 393
21. 21.A library has 162 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 227 (b) 87 (c) 237 (d) 247
22. 22.A school has 170 boys and 268 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 567 (b) 438 (c) 309 (d) 299
23. 23.A train has 477 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 715 (c) 229 (d) 249
24. 24.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 419 (c) 47 (d) 37
25. 25.A school has 295 boys and 126 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 527 (c) 315 (d) 305
26. 26.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 185 (c) 495 (d) 205
27. 27.A library has 165 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 265 (b) 55 (c) 275 (d) 285
28. 28.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 227 (c) 849 (d) 217
29. 29.A library has 203 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 328 (c) 68 (d) 338
30. 30.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 580 (b) 590 (c) 1018 (d) 570
31. 31.A school has 184 boys and 227 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 348 (c) 338 (d) 474
32. 32.A library has 295 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 739 (b) 639 (c) 649 (d) 629
33. 33.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 433 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 899 (d) 23
34. 34.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 758 (c) 186 (d) 166
35. 35.A library has 311 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 167 (b) 465 (c) 455 (d) 445
36. 36.A library has 317 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 603 (c) 593 (d) 41
37. 37.A library has 132 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 32 (b) 242 (c) 222 (d) 232
38. 38.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 23 (d) 153
39. 39.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 603 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 199
40. 40.A library has 354 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 598 (c) 578 (d) 120

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