Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 309 · 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 190 boys and 134 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 221 (c) 324 (d) 211
2. 2.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 54 (d) 612
3. 3.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 254 (c) 243 (d) 263
4. 4.A library has 449 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 657 (c) 231 (d) 677
5. 5.A school has 230 boys and 216 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 377 (c) 505 (d) 387
6. 6.A school has 136 boys and 124 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 316 (c) 204 (d) 260
7. 7.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 640 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 1373 (d) 103
8. 8.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 424 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 914 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 56
9. 9.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 478 (b) 468 (c) 130 (d) 458
10. 10.A library has 378 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 487 (d) 279
11. 11.A school has 177 boys and 155 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 332 (c) 257 (d) 397
12. 12.A school has 243 boys and 268 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 457 (c) 511 (d) 565
13. 13.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 288 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 186
14. 14.A library has 186 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 428 (c) 418 (d) 438
15. 15.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 506 (b) 800 (c) 526 (d) 516
16. 16.A library has 373 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 310 (c) 446 (d) 436
17. 17.A library has 179 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 51 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 317
18. 18.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 263 (c) 273 (d) 101
19. 19.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 407 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 63 (c) 867 (d) 53
20. 20.A library has 396 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 282 (c) 500 (d) 510
21. 21.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 403 (c) 193 (d) 183
22. 22.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 308 (b) 318 (c) 298 (d) 554
23. 23.A library has 246 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 628 (b) 518 (c) 538 (d) 528
24. 24.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 54
25. 25.A school has 119 boys and 216 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 273 (c) 283 (d) 335
26. 26.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 332 (c) 104 (d) 114
27. 27.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 199 (c) 437 (d) 209
28. 28.A library has 146 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 286 (b) 276 (c) 16 (d) 266
29. 29.A farmer picks 268 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 165 (c) 145 (d) 381
30. 30.A library has 297 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 466 (c) 128 (d) 476
31. 31.A library has 172 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 122 (d) 212
32. 32.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 198 (b) 188 (c) 208 (d) 674
33. 33.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 363 (c) 189 (d) 373
34. 34.A library has 224 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 96 (c) 362 (d) 342
35. 35.A school has 214 boys and 193 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 272 (c) 542 (d) 407
36. 36.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 903 (d) 301
37. 37.A school has 157 boys and 159 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 316 (c) 218 (d) 228
38. 38.A school has 175 boys and 154 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 329
39. 39.A school has 203 boys and 192 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 395 (c) 328 (d) 318
40. 40.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 297 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 231

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