Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 273 · 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 238 boys and 131 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 369 (c) 274 (d) 284
2. 2.A school has 180 boys and 156 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 205 (c) 336 (d) 195
3. 3.A library has 148 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 476 (c) 586 (d) 496
4. 4.A school has 284 boys and 167 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 594 (b) 308 (c) 451 (d) 298
5. 5.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 346 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 424 (c) 444 (d) 1126
6. 6.A library has 241 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 359 (c) 349 (d) 133
7. 7.A library has 167 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 602 (b) 492 (c) 512 (d) 502
8. 8.A library has 219 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 317 (b) 131 (c) 307 (d) 297
9. 9.A library has 223 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 396 (b) 40 (c) 416 (d) 406
10. 10.A school has 297 boys and 232 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 529 (c) 462 (d) 472
11. 11.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 262 (d) 251
12. 12.A school has 113 boys and 292 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 460 (c) 405 (d) 350
13. 13.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 866 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 434
14. 14.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 513 (b) 105 (c) 85 (d) 95
15. 15.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 606 (b) 192 (c) 172 (d) 182
16. 16.A library has 310 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 388 (c) 408 (d) 398
17. 17.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 7 (c) 205 (d) 215
18. 18.A school has 189 boys and 256 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 578 (c) 445 (d) 312
19. 19.A library has 250 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 387 (b) 367 (c) 123 (d) 377
20. 20.A school has 166 boys and 180 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 420
21. 21.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 164 (c) 174 (d) 12
22. 22.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 168 (c) 169 (d) 178
23. 23.A school has 279 boys and 137 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 360 (c) 472 (d) 350
24. 24.A library has 126 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 211 (b) 201 (c) 221 (d) 41
25. 25.A library has 208 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 317
26. 26.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 161 (b) 707 (c) 171 (d) 151
27. 27.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 221 (d) 232
28. 28.A library has 155 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 336 (b) 316 (c) 426 (d) 326
29. 29.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 427 (c) 91 (d) 81
30. 30.A library has 394 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 339 (c) 439 (d) 459
31. 31.A school has 191 boys and 163 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 280 (c) 354 (d) 290
32. 32.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 420
33. 33.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 426 (b) 106 (c) 86 (d) 96
34. 34.A school has 240 boys and 237 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 358 (c) 477 (d) 368
35. 35.A school has 276 boys and 186 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 462 (c) 396 (d) 528
36. 36.A library has 167 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 57 (c) 267 (d) 277
37. 37.A library has 201 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 93
38. 38.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 426 (b) 446 (c) 60 (d) 436
39. 39.A train has 386 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 697 (c) 75 (d) 85
40. 40.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 97 (b) 7 (c) 107 (d) 117

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