Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 423 · 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 142 boys and 265 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 344 (c) 407 (d) 334
2. 2.A library has 404 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 674 (b) 654 (c) 144 (d) 664
3. 3.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 115
4. 4.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 74 (b) 30 (c) 84 (d) 94
5. 5.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 438 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 90
6. 6.A school has 267 boys and 125 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 442 (b) 342 (c) 392 (d) 332
7. 7.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 297 (c) 287 (d) 307
8. 8.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 858 (d) 242
9. 9.A library has 270 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 330
10. 10.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 211 (b) 485 (c) 191 (d) 201
11. 11.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 351 (c) 341 (d) 361
12. 12.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 291 (b) 793 (c) 281 (d) 271
13. 13.A farmer picks 577 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 679 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 465
14. 14.A library has 242 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 386 (b) 376 (c) 98 (d) 396
15. 15.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 388 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 835 (b) 49 (c) 59 (d) 69
16. 16.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 173 (c) 11 (d) 183
17. 17.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 244 (c) 233 (d) 253
18. 18.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 142
19. 19.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 313 (b) 303 (c) 323 (d) 314
20. 20.A library has 158 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 439 (c) 429 (d) 449
21. 21.A school has 205 boys and 274 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 347 (c) 611 (d) 479
22. 22.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 620 (b) 610 (c) 924 (d) 600
23. 23.A school has 259 boys and 153 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 350 (c) 412 (d) 360
24. 24.A farmer picks 584 mangoes on Monday and 374 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 958 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 200
25. 25.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 525 (b) 131 (c) 111 (d) 121
26. 26.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 102 (c) 350 (d) 340
27. 27.A library has 259 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 196 (b) 322 (c) 332 (d) 312
28. 28.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 19 (c) 299 (d) 289
29. 29.A library has 442 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 569 (c) 315 (d) 579
30. 30.A school has 172 boys and 168 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 340 (c) 232 (d) 222
31. 31.A library has 125 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 195 (b) 175 (c) 65 (d) 185
32. 32.A school has 109 boys and 256 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 264 (c) 365 (d) 254
33. 33.A library has 221 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 517 (c) 497 (d) 607
34. 34.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 696 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 1492
35. 35.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 369 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 41
36. 36.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 106 (c) 86 (d) 446
37. 37.A library has 268 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 429 (c) 97 (d) 439
38. 38.A school has 154 boys and 130 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 208 (b) 284 (c) 198 (d) 360
39. 39.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 162 (c) 153 (d) 152
40. 40.A train has 517 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 302 (b) 282 (c) 742 (d) 292

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