Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 290 · 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 263 boys and 242 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 441 (c) 559 (d) 451
2. 2.A library has 204 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 373 (c) 35 (d) 363
3. 3.A library has 219 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 112 (b) 336 (c) 316 (d) 326
4. 4.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 210
5. 5.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 40 (b) 6 (c) 60 (d) 50
6. 6.A train has 671 passengers. At a station, 365 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1036 (b) 306 (c) 316 (d) 296
7. 7.A library has 359 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 473 (c) 493 (d) 483
8. 8.A school has 240 boys and 165 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 405 (c) 537 (d) 273
9. 9.A library has 330 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 23 (b) 637 (c) 627 (d) 647
10. 10.A school has 242 boys and 115 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 296 (b) 357 (c) 418 (d) 286
11. 11.A library has 179 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 358 (c) 468 (d) 368
12. 12.A library has 371 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 475 (c) 257 (d) 495
13. 13.A school has 259 boys and 103 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 234 (c) 362 (d) 244
14. 14.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 181 (c) 305 (d) 315
15. 15.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 742 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 50
16. 16.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 656 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1383 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 81
17. 17.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 675 (b) 221 (c) 201 (d) 211
18. 18.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 312 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 520
19. 19.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 333 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 645
20. 20.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 497 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 289
21. 21.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 68 (c) 16 (d) 88
22. 22.A school has 238 boys and 133 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 371 (d) 427
23. 23.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 302 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 887 (b) 293 (c) 273 (d) 283
24. 24.A library has 323 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 596 (c) 60 (d) 576
25. 25.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 398 (b) 6 (c) 388 (d) 378
26. 26.A school has 109 boys and 134 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 149 (b) 337 (c) 139 (d) 243
27. 27.A library has 174 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 527 (c) 427 (d) 417
28. 28.A library has 466 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 636 (c) 616 (d) 306
29. 29.A library has 177 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 410
30. 30.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 527 (b) 253 (c) 233 (d) 243
31. 31.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 502 (c) 210 (d) 190
32. 32.A school has 133 boys and 129 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 347
33. 33.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 138 (c) 346 (d) 356
34. 34.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 56 (c) 76 (d) 356
35. 35.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 249 (c) 258 (d) 238
36. 36.A school has 138 boys and 153 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 291
37. 37.A library has 348 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 608 (b) 598 (c) 588 (d) 98
38. 38.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 415 (c) 117 (d) 107
39. 39.A school has 185 boys and 223 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 342 (c) 408 (d) 332
40. 40.A school has 262 boys and 293 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 555 (c) 448 (d) 652

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