Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 262 · 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 247 boys and 297 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 403 (c) 685 (d) 544
2. 2.A library has 413 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 226 (b) 590 (c) 610 (d) 600
3. 3.A library has 214 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 335 (c) 103 (d) 325
4. 4.A library has 297 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 241 (c) 353 (d) 363
5. 5.A school has 284 boys and 224 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 562 (c) 508 (d) 444
6. 6.A farmer picks 294 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 43 (c) 535 (d) 53
7. 7.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 292 (c) 282 (d) 283
8. 8.A school has 132 boys and 158 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 290
9. 9.A school has 208 boys and 167 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 375 (c) 251 (d) 261
10. 10.A library has 246 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 169 (d) 313
11. 11.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 581 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 1284 (c) 112 (d) 122
12. 12.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 374
13. 13.A farmer picks 451 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 686 (b) 216 (c) 206 (d) 226
14. 14.A library has 332 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 235 (c) 439 (d) 429
15. 15.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 375 (b) 385 (c) 395 (d) 21
16. 16.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 470 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 1012
17. 17.A school has 100 boys and 154 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 136 (c) 372 (d) 126
18. 18.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 325 (b) 101 (c) 315 (d) 335
19. 19.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 136 (c) 274 (d) 264
20. 20.A library has 290 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 577 (c) 557 (d) 13
21. 21.A library has 350 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 114 (b) 576 (c) 586 (d) 596
22. 22.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 853
23. 23.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 1245 (c) 293 (d) 303
24. 24.A school has 163 boys and 155 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 178 (c) 318 (d) 188
25. 25.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 34 (c) 362 (d) 372
26. 26.A farmer picks 589 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 448 (b) 720 (c) 458 (d) 468
27. 27.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 334 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1031 (b) 353 (c) 373 (d) 363
28. 28.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 299 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 666 (b) 68 (c) 58 (d) 78
29. 29.A school has 170 boys and 195 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 241 (b) 365 (c) 231 (d) 489
30. 30.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 59 (d) 415
31. 31.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 890
32. 32.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 340 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 749
33. 33.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 883 (d) 179
34. 34.A school has 128 boys and 144 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 135 (c) 125 (d) 272
35. 35.A school has 262 boys and 168 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 486 (c) 374 (d) 364
36. 36.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 428 (b) 834 (c) 438 (d) 448
37. 37.A library has 135 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 346 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 456
38. 38.A library has 346 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 129 (c) 563 (d) 573
39. 39.A library has 123 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 208 (b) 28 (c) 228 (d) 218
40. 40.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 239 (d) 197

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