Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 322 · 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 223 boys and 265 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 404 (c) 394 (d) 572
2. 2.A library has 247 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 653 (b) 543 (c) 563 (d) 553
3. 3.A school has 177 boys and 105 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 180 (b) 282 (c) 170 (d) 384
4. 4.A school has 107 boys and 120 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 139 (c) 227 (d) 129
5. 5.A library has 254 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 193 (c) 305 (d) 325
6. 6.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 577 (b) 171 (c) 161 (d) 151
7. 7.A library has 222 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 435 (c) 415 (d) 19
8. 8.A school has 254 boys and 134 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 491 (b) 275 (c) 388 (d) 285
9. 9.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 716 (d) 90
10. 10.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 137 (c) 147 (d) 359
11. 11.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 146 (c) 952 (d) 136
12. 12.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 669 (c) 199 (d) 189
13. 13.A school has 142 boys and 256 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 341 (c) 331 (d) 398
14. 14.A library has 187 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 546 (c) 636 (d) 536
15. 15.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 255 (d) 445
16. 16.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 771 (c) 221 (d) 211
17. 17.A library has 151 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 429 (d) 319
18. 18.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 292 (d) 518
19. 19.A library has 331 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 621 (c) 601 (d) 51
20. 20.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 743 (c) 223 (d) 213
21. 21.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 587 (d) 211
22. 22.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 35 (b) 247 (c) 267 (d) 257
23. 23.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 615 (b) 363 (c) 373 (d) 383
24. 24.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 149 (c) 255 (d) 235
25. 25.A school has 134 boys and 295 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 554 (b) 429 (c) 294 (d) 304
26. 26.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 418 (b) 30 (c) 438 (d) 428
27. 27.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 101 (c) 339 (d) 91
28. 28.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 143 (c) 163 (d) 409
29. 29.A library has 242 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 5 (c) 489 (d) 469
30. 30.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 654 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 1445
31. 31.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 288 (b) 268 (c) 182 (d) 278
32. 32.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 78 (b) 98 (c) 88 (d) 1136
33. 33.A library has 197 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 133 (d) 251
34. 34.A library has 257 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 297 (b) 207 (c) 317 (d) 307
35. 35.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 173 (c) 67 (d) 163
36. 36.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 710 (b) 336 (c) 356 (d) 346
37. 37.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 572 (b) 966 (c) 592 (d) 582
38. 38.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 10 (c) 126 (d) 136
39. 39.A library has 285 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 186
40. 40.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 618 (c) 114 (d) 124

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