Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 374 · 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 248 boys and 251 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 392 (c) 402 (d) 596
2. 2.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 738
3. 3.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 397 (b) 115 (c) 387 (d) 377
4. 4.A farmer picks 359 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 596 (b) 112 (c) 132 (d) 122
5. 5.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 108 (c) 128 (d) 364
6. 6.A library has 266 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 204 (b) 328 (c) 318 (d) 338
7. 7.A school has 185 boys and 138 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 323
8. 8.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 9
9. 9.A library has 223 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 121 (c) 325 (d) 315
10. 10.A school has 136 boys and 233 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 490 (c) 248 (d) 238
11. 11.A school has 169 boys and 193 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 362 (c) 209 (d) 505
12. 12.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 482 (b) 472 (c) 492 (d) 692
13. 13.A train has 573 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 368 (d) 768
14. 14.A library has 381 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 547 (c) 537 (d) 215
15. 15.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 868 (d) 262
16. 16.A school has 229 boys and 127 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 356 (c) 238 (d) 248
17. 17.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 83 (c) 325 (d) 73
18. 18.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 255 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 505 (b) 1015 (c) 495 (d) 515
19. 19.A library has 459 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 582 (c) 326 (d) 602
20. 20.A train has 714 passengers. At a station, 550 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 1264
21. 21.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 556 (b) 224 (c) 204 (d) 214
22. 22.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 591 (b) 853 (c) 571 (d) 581
23. 23.A library has 183 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 603 (c) 493 (d) 513
24. 24.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 112
25. 25.A farmer picks 468 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 771 (c) 175 (d) 165
26. 26.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 368 (c) 156 (d) 358
27. 27.A library has 175 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 121 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 219
28. 28.A library has 381 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 615 (c) 137 (d) 625
29. 29.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 898 (c) 204 (d) 214
30. 30.A library has 423 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 682 (c) 672 (d) 692
31. 31.A school has 161 boys and 279 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 590 (b) 440 (c) 280 (d) 290
32. 32.A library has 278 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 604 (c) 694 (d) 594
33. 33.A library has 359 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 114 (b) 594 (c) 604 (d) 614
34. 34.A library has 248 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 196 (c) 290 (d) 310
35. 35.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 418 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 1026 (c) 190 (d) 200
36. 36.A school has 109 boys and 296 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 482 (b) 405 (c) 318 (d) 328
37. 37.A library has 287 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 425 (c) 405 (d) 159
38. 38.A farmer picks 444 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 140 (d) 758
39. 39.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 162 (b) 161 (c) 171 (d) 151
40. 40.A school has 297 boys and 241 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 616 (b) 460 (c) 450 (d) 538

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