Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 454 · 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 296 boys and 117 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 413 (c) 318 (d) 508
2. 2.A library has 268 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 693 (c) 583 (d) 593
3. 3.A library has 189 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 121 (b) 247 (c) 257 (d) 267
4. 4.A farmer picks 456 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 727 (b) 175 (c) 195 (d) 185
5. 5.A school has 199 boys and 282 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 386 (c) 396 (d) 481
6. 6.A library has 183 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 469 (c) 579 (d) 479
7. 7.A library has 416 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 467 (c) 355 (d) 477
8. 8.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 424 (b) 434 (c) 42 (d) 444
9. 9.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 41 (c) 395 (d) 385
10. 10.A library has 444 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 339 (c) 559 (d) 549
11. 11.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 246 (c) 896 (d) 236
12. 12.A school has 186 boys and 225 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 507 (b) 305 (c) 411 (d) 315
13. 13.A library has 170 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 512 (c) 502 (d) 612
14. 14.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 746 (c) 190 (d) 180
15. 15.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 923 (b) 407 (c) 387 (d) 397
16. 16.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 602 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 26
17. 17.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 293 (b) 313 (c) 303 (d) 681
18. 18.A farmer picks 482 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 792
19. 19.A school has 121 boys and 124 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 316 (c) 164 (d) 245
20. 20.A library has 164 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 225 (b) 113 (c) 205 (d) 215
21. 21.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 689
22. 22.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 194
23. 23.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 101 (c) 317 (d) 91
24. 24.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 181 (d) 180
25. 25.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 289 (c) 627 (d) 299
26. 26.A library has 190 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 494 (c) 394 (d) 404
27. 27.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 196 (c) 206 (d) 216
28. 28.A library has 171 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 292 (b) 312 (c) 302 (d) 40
29. 29.A school has 163 boys and 211 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 374 (c) 312 (d) 436
30. 30.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 141 (c) 287 (d) 297
31. 31.A library has 218 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 65
32. 32.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 438 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 128 (c) 148 (d) 1014
33. 33.A school has 146 boys and 125 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 325 (c) 207 (d) 271
34. 34.A library has 129 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 377 (d) 487
35. 35.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 317 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 973
36. 36.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 198 (c) 528 (d) 208
37. 37.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 564 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 222
38. 38.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 391 (d) 63
39. 39.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 147 (c) 137 (d) 127
40. 40.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 129 (c) 119 (d) 323

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