Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 275 · 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 242 boys and 177 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 296 (b) 419 (c) 532 (d) 306
2. 2.A library has 440 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 577 (c) 557 (d) 313
3. 3.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 58 (c) 374 (d) 364
4. 4.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 404 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 850 (b) 32 (c) 52 (d) 42
5. 5.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 93 (c) 319 (d) 329
6. 6.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 499 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 29 (b) 19 (c) 1027 (d) 39
7. 7.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 291 (c) 302 (d) 301
8. 8.A library has 127 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 55 (d) 199
9. 9.A library has 162 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 385 (c) 485 (d) 375
10. 10.A school has 281 boys and 156 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 290 (b) 574 (c) 437 (d) 300
11. 11.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 193 (d) 585
12. 12.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 247 (c) 257 (d) 237
13. 13.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 241 (d) 250
14. 14.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 426 (b) 416 (c) 436 (d) 830
15. 15.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 25
16. 16.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 296 (c) 592 (d) 286
17. 17.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 521 (b) 997 (c) 511 (d) 531
18. 18.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 201 (d) 53
19. 19.A library has 154 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 461 (c) 361 (d) 371
20. 20.A library has 471 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 582 (b) 360 (c) 592 (d) 572
21. 21.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 388 (c) 776 (d) 398
22. 22.A school has 205 boys and 176 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 290 (c) 280 (d) 472
23. 23.A library has 192 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 108 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 276
24. 24.A library has 411 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 326 (c) 506 (d) 496
25. 25.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 830
26. 26.A library has 375 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 139 (b) 611 (c) 621 (d) 601
27. 27.A library has 369 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 601 (c) 137 (d) 591
28. 28.A library has 291 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 631 (b) 651 (c) 741 (d) 641
29. 29.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 307 (c) 47 (d) 297
30. 30.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 539 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 259
31. 31.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 62 (b) 73 (c) 82 (d) 72
32. 32.A train has 343 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 131 (c) 121 (d) 565
33. 33.A school has 278 boys and 298 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 709 (b) 576 (c) 443 (d) 433
34. 34.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 134 (c) 62 (d) 114
35. 35.A library has 146 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 477 (c) 577 (d) 487
36. 36.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 353 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 787
37. 37.A library has 309 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 614 (b) 724 (c) 624 (d) 634
38. 38.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 222 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 128 (c) 316 (d) 306
39. 39.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 866
40. 40.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 266 (b) 606 (c) 276 (d) 286

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