Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 257 · 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 226 boys and 138 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 364 (c) 268 (d) 258
2. 2.A library has 270 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 392 (d) 158
3. 3.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 673 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 275
4. 4.A library has 160 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 353 (b) 453 (c) 363 (d) 343
5. 5.A school has 166 boys and 225 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 322 (c) 391 (d) 332
6. 6.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 331 (b) 547 (c) 341 (d) 351
7. 7.A library has 478 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 518 (c) 428 (d) 528
8. 8.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 412
9. 9.A library has 439 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 358 (c) 530 (d) 510
10. 10.A library has 380 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 586 (c) 596 (d) 606
11. 11.A school has 179 boys and 287 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 466 (c) 616 (d) 306
12. 12.A library has 476 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 236 (b) 716 (c) 726 (d) 706
13. 13.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 679 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 175
14. 14.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 935 (c) 271 (d) 261
15. 15.A library has 180 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 396 (c) 486 (d) 386
16. 16.A library has 168 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 62 (d) 264
17. 17.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 185
18. 18.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 507 (c) 295 (d) 305
19. 19.A library has 455 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 541 (c) 531 (d) 369
20. 20.A library has 354 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 614 (b) 634 (c) 624 (d) 84
21. 21.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 239 (c) 228 (d) 238
22. 22.A library has 453 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 797 (b) 777 (c) 119 (d) 787
23. 23.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 243 (c) 234 (d) 233
24. 24.A library has 255 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 319 (b) 299 (c) 309 (d) 201
25. 25.A school has 117 boys and 180 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 146 (b) 297 (c) 156 (d) 438
26. 26.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 123 (d) 63
27. 27.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 659 (b) 373 (c) 383 (d) 393
28. 28.A school has 230 boys and 146 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 519 (b) 376 (c) 233 (d) 223
29. 29.A school has 295 boys and 262 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 557 (b) 497 (c) 507 (d) 607
30. 30.A school has 146 boys and 107 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 253
31. 31.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 548 (b) 538 (c) 990 (d) 558
32. 32.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 384 (c) 6 (d) 404
33. 33.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 631 (d) 43
34. 34.A school has 119 boys and 107 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 283 (c) 159 (d) 169
35. 35.A library has 409 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 666 (c) 162 (d) 646
36. 36.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 176 (b) 196 (c) 478 (d) 186
37. 37.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 35
38. 38.A school has 294 boys and 240 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 667 (c) 401 (d) 391
39. 39.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 460 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 95 (c) 85 (d) 1005
40. 40.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 516 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 124

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