Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 349 · 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.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 387 (c) 9 (d) 367
2. 2.A school has 266 boys and 264 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 447 (c) 530 (d) 613
3. 3.A library has 146 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 473 (c) 573 (d) 463
4. 4.A school has 224 boys and 242 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 466 (c) 359 (d) 573
5. 5.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 448 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 158 (b) 148 (c) 1044 (d) 138
6. 6.A school has 209 boys and 220 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 360 (c) 498 (d) 350
7. 7.A library has 356 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 656 (c) 46 (d) 666
8. 8.A school has 287 boys and 166 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 514 (c) 453 (d) 392
9. 9.A train has 606 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 392 (b) 372 (c) 830 (d) 382
10. 10.A school has 135 boys and 243 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 511 (d) 378
11. 11.A train has 626 passengers. At a station, 523 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1149 (b) 113 (c) 93 (d) 103
12. 12.A library has 314 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 62 (c) 576 (d) 556
13. 13.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 634 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 129 (c) 1387 (d) 109
14. 14.A school has 134 boys and 158 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 292 (c) 136 (d) 146
15. 15.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 455 (c) 445 (d) 465
16. 16.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 196 (c) 104 (d) 186
17. 17.A school has 187 boys and 261 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 448 (c) 372 (d) 382
18. 18.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 593 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 112 (c) 102 (d) 1288
19. 19.A library has 181 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 70 (d) 282
20. 20.A library has 375 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 166 (b) 574 (c) 594 (d) 584
21. 21.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 25 (c) 281 (d) 291
22. 22.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 576 (b) 98 (c) 118 (d) 108
23. 23.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 515 (c) 75 (d) 85
24. 24.A library has 449 books. It buys 251 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 198 (b) 690 (c) 700 (d) 710
25. 25.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 333 (c) 101 (d) 91
26. 26.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 300 (d) 80
27. 27.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 392 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 178
28. 28.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 23 (c) 193 (d) 183
29. 29.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 392 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 868 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 74
30. 30.A library has 380 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 586 (c) 596 (d) 606
31. 31.A farmer picks 526 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 698 (c) 364 (d) 354
32. 32.A school has 157 boys and 229 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 452 (d) 386
33. 33.A library has 405 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 716 (b) 726 (c) 94 (d) 706
34. 34.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 338
35. 35.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 74 (c) 8 (d) 84
36. 36.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 860 (d) 336
37. 37.A library has 431 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 197 (b) 665 (c) 675 (d) 655
38. 38.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 131 (c) 121 (d) 111
39. 39.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 148 (d) 222
40. 40.A library has 148 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 428 (b) 408 (c) 518 (d) 418

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