Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 557 · 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 141 boys and 153 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 231 (b) 294 (c) 221 (d) 357
2. 2.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 438 (b) 174 (c) 194 (d) 184
3. 3.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 327 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 784 (d) 140
4. 4.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 33 (c) 139 (d) 149
5. 5.A school has 109 boys and 184 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 147 (c) 157 (d) 429
6. 6.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 131 (c) 55 (d) 141
7. 7.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 170 (c) 290 (d) 280
8. 8.A farmer picks 340 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 229 (b) 441 (c) 249 (d) 239
9. 9.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 963
10. 10.A school has 138 boys and 166 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 360 (c) 248 (d) 304
11. 11.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 393 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 916 (c) 140 (d) 130
12. 12.A school has 280 boys and 219 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 627 (b) 361 (c) 499 (d) 371
13. 13.A library has 201 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 265 (d) 127
14. 14.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 603 (c) 167 (d) 157
15. 15.A library has 172 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 27 (b) 307 (c) 327 (d) 317
16. 16.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 297 (c) 286 (d) 296
17. 17.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 172 (c) 162 (d) 182
18. 18.A library has 348 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 115 (b) 581 (c) 571 (d) 591
19. 19.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 669 (b) 61 (c) 41 (d) 51
20. 20.A school has 166 boys and 226 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 246 (c) 392 (d) 528
21. 21.A school has 247 boys and 139 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 228 (c) 534 (d) 238
22. 22.A library has 407 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 226 (c) 598 (d) 588
23. 23.A library has 366 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 651 (b) 91 (c) 631 (d) 641
24. 24.A school has 235 boys and 210 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 445 (d) 536
25. 25.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 206 (c) 216 (d) 196
26. 26.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 640 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 282
27. 27.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 27 (d) 105
28. 28.A farmer picks 514 mangoes on Monday and 444 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 958
29. 29.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 502 (b) 512 (c) 826 (d) 492
30. 30.A library has 174 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 436 (c) 446 (d) 426
31. 31.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 326 (b) 768 (c) 306 (d) 316
32. 32.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 78 (b) 772 (c) 98 (d) 88
33. 33.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 69 (d) 333
34. 34.A school has 223 boys and 271 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 494 (c) 433 (d) 555
35. 35.A school has 291 boys and 152 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 498 (d) 443
36. 36.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 347 (d) 133
37. 37.A school has 223 boys and 238 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 581 (c) 461 (d) 341
38. 38.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 274
39. 39.A library has 146 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 334
40. 40.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 680 (b) 426 (c) 416 (d) 436

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