Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 284 · 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 111 boys and 201 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 257 (c) 367 (d) 247
2. 2.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 188 (c) 234 (d) 244
3. 3.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 709 (c) 333 (d) 313
4. 4.A school has 274 boys and 220 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 624 (d) 494
5. 5.A library has 149 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 301
6. 6.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 49 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 79
7. 7.A farmer picks 335 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 29 (c) 631 (d) 39
8. 8.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 307 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 206 (c) 830 (d) 216
9. 9.A library has 395 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 501 (c) 521 (d) 511
10. 10.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 335 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 240 (b) 910 (c) 250 (d) 230
11. 11.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 462
12. 12.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 354 (b) 344 (c) 364 (d) 182
13. 13.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 772 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 102
14. 14.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 213 (b) 193 (c) 597 (d) 203
15. 15.A school has 268 boys and 181 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 449 (b) 345 (c) 553 (d) 335
16. 16.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 30 (c) 588 (d) 40
17. 17.A school has 270 boys and 110 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 265 (c) 495 (d) 255
18. 18.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 149 (c) 140 (d) 129
19. 19.A school has 250 boys and 252 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 572 (c) 502 (d) 422
20. 20.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 269 (b) 249 (c) 479 (d) 259
21. 21.A farmer picks 327 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 436 (b) 218 (c) 208 (d) 228
22. 22.A library has 223 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 543 (c) 553 (d) 643
23. 23.A library has 232 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 98 (b) 356 (c) 376 (d) 366
24. 24.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 868 (b) 166 (c) 146 (d) 156
25. 25.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 661 (c) 343 (d) 333
26. 26.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 244 (c) 233 (d) 253
27. 27.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 264 (c) 294 (d) 314
28. 28.A school has 291 boys and 298 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 669 (b) 589 (c) 499 (d) 509
29. 29.A library has 263 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 113 (b) 403 (c) 413 (d) 423
30. 30.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 202 (d) 268
31. 31.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 41 (c) 497 (d) 31
32. 32.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 366 (d) 154
33. 33.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 682 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1458 (b) 104 (c) 94 (d) 84
34. 34.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 426
35. 35.A library has 447 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 349 (c) 535 (d) 545
36. 36.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 461 (b) 451 (c) 441 (d) 739
37. 37.A library has 402 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 709 (b) 85 (c) 729 (d) 719
38. 38.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 33 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 183
39. 39.A library has 251 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 118 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 394
40. 40.A library has 254 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 57 (b) 441 (c) 451 (d) 461

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