Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 376 · 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 93 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 161 (c) 150 (d) 170
2. 2.A school has 222 boys and 244 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 358 (c) 564 (d) 368
3. 3.A library has 329 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 448 (c) 468 (d) 458
4. 4.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 484 (c) 118 (d) 108
5. 5.A library has 309 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 649 (c) 639 (d) 749
6. 6.A library has 347 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 114 (b) 570 (c) 580 (d) 590
7. 7.A school has 112 boys and 262 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 288 (b) 374 (c) 460 (d) 278
8. 8.A school has 120 boys and 235 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 435 (c) 275 (d) 265
9. 9.A school has 102 boys and 292 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 473 (d) 394
10. 10.A school has 163 boys and 126 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 394 (c) 184 (d) 174
11. 11.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 812 (b) 528 (c) 538 (d) 548
12. 12.A library has 266 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 100 (b) 422 (c) 432 (d) 442
13. 13.A school has 142 boys and 279 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 533 (c) 421 (d) 309
14. 14.A library has 444 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 549 (c) 539 (d) 559
15. 15.A library has 144 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 422 (c) 442 (d) 532
16. 16.A farmer picks 224 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 380 (d) 78
17. 17.A farmer picks 540 mangoes on Monday and 432 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 972
18. 18.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 475 (b) 751 (c) 455 (d) 465
19. 19.A school has 276 boys and 225 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 501 (c) 406 (d) 596
20. 20.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 661 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 85
21. 21.A library has 302 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 557 (c) 567 (d) 37
22. 22.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 346 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 88
23. 23.A school has 182 boys and 237 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 548 (c) 280 (d) 290
24. 24.A library has 230 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 350 (b) 340 (c) 360 (d) 110
25. 25.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 149 (c) 319 (d) 309
26. 26.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 11 (c) 101 (d) 111
27. 27.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 61 (c) 41 (d) 51
28. 28.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 721 (c) 63 (d) 73
29. 29.A library has 158 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 414 (c) 404 (d) 394
30. 30.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 228
31. 31.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 313 (b) 333 (c) 133 (d) 323
32. 32.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 259
33. 33.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 292 (c) 281 (d) 301
34. 34.A school has 277 boys and 300 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 577 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 628
35. 35.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 501 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 1036 (c) 24 (d) 34
36. 36.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 170
37. 37.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 363 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 423 (b) 413 (c) 1139 (d) 403
38. 38.A school has 277 boys and 228 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 651 (b) 349 (c) 505 (d) 359
39. 39.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 370 (c) 360 (d) 226
40. 40.A school has 109 boys and 144 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 253 (c) 117 (d) 107

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