Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 561 · 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 205 boys and 269 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 598 (c) 350 (d) 340
2. 2.A library has 436 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 242 (b) 620 (c) 630 (d) 640
3. 3.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 182 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 390 (b) 381 (c) 370 (d) 380
4. 4.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 413 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 191
5. 5.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 332 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 584
6. 6.A library has 141 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 440 (b) 550 (c) 460 (d) 450
7. 7.A school has 269 boys and 114 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 234 (c) 383 (d) 244
8. 8.A school has 284 boys and 235 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 581 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 519
9. 9.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 254 (b) 738 (c) 244 (d) 264
10. 10.A farmer picks 420 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 696
11. 11.A library has 391 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 607 (b) 617 (c) 597 (d) 175
12. 12.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 650 (c) 242 (d) 252
13. 13.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 843 (d) 139
14. 14.A train has 710 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 1106 (d) 324
15. 15.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 555 (b) 999 (c) 575 (d) 565
16. 16.A library has 191 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 386 (b) 486 (c) 396 (d) 376
17. 17.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 806 (d) 286
18. 18.A school has 197 boys and 127 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 263 (c) 385 (d) 253
19. 19.A school has 102 boys and 173 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 192 (b) 182 (c) 275 (d) 358
20. 20.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 578 (c) 128 (d) 118
21. 21.A school has 246 boys and 174 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 322 (c) 518 (d) 312
22. 22.A school has 104 boys and 259 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 290 (b) 426 (c) 300 (d) 363
23. 23.A school has 273 boys and 211 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 552 (c) 484 (d) 406
24. 24.A school has 278 boys and 138 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 258 (b) 416 (c) 268 (d) 564
25. 25.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 585 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1342 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 172
26. 26.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 114 (d) 214
27. 27.A school has 218 boys and 223 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 547 (b) 325 (c) 335 (d) 441
28. 28.A library has 369 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 622 (c) 106 (d) 632
29. 29.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 167 (c) 166 (d) 156
30. 30.A school has 212 boys and 275 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 487 (c) 350 (d) 624
31. 31.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 716 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 136
32. 32.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 98 (c) 78 (d) 40
33. 33.A library has 173 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 488 (c) 468 (d) 578
34. 34.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 430 (b) 48 (c) 58 (d) 38
35. 35.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 214 (c) 450 (d) 204
36. 36.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 146 (c) 166 (d) 840
37. 37.A library has 173 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 234 (b) 102 (c) 254 (d) 244
38. 38.A library has 355 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 460 (c) 250 (d) 450
39. 39.A library has 414 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 131 (b) 707 (c) 687 (d) 697
40. 40.A library has 151 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 368 (b) 458 (c) 348 (d) 358

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