Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 436 · 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 206 boys and 275 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 571 (c) 481 (d) 391
2. 2.A school has 196 boys and 206 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 402
3. 3.A school has 162 boys and 165 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 222 (c) 327 (d) 212
4. 4.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 28 (b) 84 (c) 104 (d) 94
5. 5.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 379 (b) 369 (c) 807 (d) 359
6. 6.A library has 300 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 247
7. 7.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 125 (b) 135 (c) 115 (d) 467
8. 8.A school has 108 boys and 155 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 209 (c) 317 (d) 199
9. 9.A school has 149 boys and 213 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 362 (c) 235 (d) 245
10. 10.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 517 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1054 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
11. 11.A library has 420 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 531 (c) 541 (d) 299
12. 12.A school has 296 boys and 102 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 398 (c) 321 (d) 331
13. 13.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 137
14. 14.A school has 254 boys and 213 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 526 (b) 467 (c) 398 (d) 408
15. 15.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 234 (c) 214 (d) 224
16. 16.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 908 (b) 312 (c) 332 (d) 322
17. 17.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 699 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 159
18. 18.A library has 264 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 662 (b) 572 (c) 552 (d) 562
19. 19.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 83 (d) 157
20. 20.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 380 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 975 (d) 205
21. 21.A school has 296 boys and 263 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 507 (c) 559 (d) 611
22. 22.A train has 677 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 891 (b) 473 (c) 463 (d) 453
23. 23.A school has 269 boys and 150 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 419 (c) 525 (d) 303
24. 24.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 541 (b) 853 (c) 531 (d) 551
25. 25.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 548 (d) 92
26. 26.A school has 122 boys and 182 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 249 (b) 359 (c) 304 (d) 239
27. 27.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 395
28. 28.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 716 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 160
29. 29.A school has 110 boys and 201 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 311
30. 30.A library has 200 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 493 (c) 603 (d) 503
31. 31.A school has 201 boys and 140 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 341 (c) 226 (d) 236
32. 32.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 450 (b) 440 (c) 460 (d) 122
33. 33.A train has 395 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 606
34. 34.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 779
35. 35.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 346 (c) 58 (d) 68
36. 36.A library has 151 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 499 (c) 589 (d) 489
37. 37.A library has 306 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 524 (c) 98 (d) 514
38. 38.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 524
39. 39.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 434
40. 40.A library has 249 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 536 (c) 526 (d) 546

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