Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 324 · 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 164 boys and 273 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 551 (c) 313 (d) 323
2. 2.A school has 284 boys and 237 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 577 (c) 521 (d) 455
3. 3.A school has 215 boys and 187 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 475 (c) 319 (d) 402
4. 4.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 333 (b) 57 (c) 77 (d) 67
5. 5.A farmer picks 320 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 484
6. 6.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 440 (b) 162 (c) 172 (d) 182
7. 7.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 539 (c) 33 (d) 53
8. 8.A school has 299 boys and 246 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 545 (c) 402 (d) 688
9. 9.A farmer picks 440 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 672 (d) 198
10. 10.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 223 (b) 657 (c) 203 (d) 213
11. 11.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 383 (b) 363 (c) 19 (d) 373
12. 12.A library has 383 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 276 (c) 490 (d) 500
13. 13.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 146 (c) 157 (d) 156
14. 14.A library has 184 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 534 (b) 544 (c) 634 (d) 524
15. 15.A library has 259 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 306 (b) 326 (c) 202 (d) 316
16. 16.A school has 209 boys and 201 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 497 (c) 313 (d) 323
17. 17.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 260 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 215 (d) 295
18. 18.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 394
19. 19.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 901 (b) 657 (c) 637 (d) 647
20. 20.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 437 (b) 447 (c) 427 (d) 645
21. 21.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 665 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 423
22. 22.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 120 (c) 350 (d) 330
23. 23.A school has 171 boys and 181 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 279 (c) 415 (d) 352
24. 24.A farmer picks 448 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 573 (c) 333 (d) 323
25. 25.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 698 (b) 352 (c) 372 (d) 362
26. 26.A school has 107 boys and 121 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 341 (c) 105 (d) 115
27. 27.A train has 626 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 514 (b) 738 (c) 524 (d) 504
28. 28.A school has 168 boys and 265 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 573 (c) 283 (d) 293
29. 29.A library has 394 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 683 (b) 95 (c) 693 (d) 703
30. 30.A school has 251 boys and 100 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 351 (c) 204 (d) 194
31. 31.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 396 (b) 386 (c) 152 (d) 376
32. 32.A library has 149 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 94 (c) 204 (d) 194
33. 33.A library has 137 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 236 (b) 246 (c) 226 (d) 38
34. 34.A library has 382 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 323 (d) 431
35. 35.A library has 128 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 339 (c) 349 (d) 359
36. 36.A library has 248 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 606 (b) 506 (c) 516 (d) 496
37. 37.A library has 406 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 644 (b) 624 (c) 178 (d) 634
38. 38.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 290 (b) 300 (c) 280 (d) 210
39. 39.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 521 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 94 (d) 1146
40. 40.A school has 135 boys and 124 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 259 (c) 166 (d) 156

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