Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 435 · 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 177 boys and 262 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 570 (b) 439 (c) 308 (d) 298
2. 2.A library has 397 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 445 (c) 455 (d) 465
3. 3.A library has 155 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 11 (c) 299 (d) 289
4. 4.A library has 472 books. It buys 285 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 767 (b) 187 (c) 757 (d) 747
5. 5.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 329 (c) 309 (d) 319
6. 6.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 201 (b) 191 (c) 797 (d) 181
7. 7.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 124 (d) 466
8. 8.A farmer picks 383 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 538 (c) 238 (d) 228
9. 9.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 308 (b) 666 (c) 318 (d) 298
10. 10.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 450 (c) 106 (d) 86
11. 11.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 342 (c) 341 (d) 351
12. 12.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 110 (d) 119
13. 13.A school has 158 boys and 294 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 452 (c) 328 (d) 576
14. 14.A school has 159 boys and 156 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 186 (b) 444 (c) 176 (d) 315
15. 15.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 249 (c) 269 (d) 259
16. 16.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 526 (b) 294 (c) 274 (d) 284
17. 17.A train has 765 passengers. At a station, 576 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 179 (d) 1341
18. 18.A school has 178 boys and 124 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 240 (c) 364 (d) 230
19. 19.A library has 418 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 475 (c) 361 (d) 465
20. 20.A library has 331 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 63 (c) 609 (d) 599
21. 21.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 600 (b) 184 (c) 204 (d) 194
22. 22.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 108 (d) 296
23. 23.A farmer picks 438 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 740
24. 24.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 32 (c) 256 (d) 236
25. 25.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 767 (d) 391
26. 26.A library has 243 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 56 (b) 420 (c) 440 (d) 430
27. 27.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 163 (c) 457 (d) 173
28. 28.A school has 226 boys and 257 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 602 (b) 354 (c) 483 (d) 364
29. 29.A school has 230 boys and 127 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 357 (c) 276 (d) 266
30. 30.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 677 (b) 455 (c) 435 (d) 445
31. 31.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 346 (b) 128 (c) 108 (d) 118
32. 32.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 885 (b) 265 (c) 275 (d) 285
33. 33.A school has 162 boys and 203 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 298 (c) 308 (d) 422
34. 34.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 356 (d) 26
35. 35.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 287 (c) 731 (d) 267
36. 36.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 547 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 241
37. 37.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 315
38. 38.A library has 217 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 366 (c) 78 (d) 346
39. 39.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 204
40. 40.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 348 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 716 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 20

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