Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 565 · 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 125 boys and 207 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 332 (c) 447 (d) 207
2. 2.A library has 226 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 432 (c) 20 (d) 442
3. 3.A school has 103 boys and 293 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 457 (b) 325 (c) 396 (d) 335
4. 4.A library has 228 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 518 (c) 608 (d) 508
5. 5.A library has 333 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 630 (c) 46 (d) 620
6. 6.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 313 (c) 115 (d) 105
7. 7.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 228 (c) 227 (d) 217
8. 8.A library has 332 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 499 (b) 509 (c) 155 (d) 519
9. 9.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 227 (c) 217 (d) 228
10. 10.A library has 251 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 33 (b) 459 (c) 479 (d) 469
11. 11.A library has 240 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 90 (b) 400 (c) 380 (d) 390
12. 12.A library has 201 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 612 (c) 512 (d) 522
13. 13.A library has 135 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 183 (b) 77 (c) 193 (d) 203
14. 14.A library has 160 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 11 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 299
15. 15.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 11 (c) 419 (d) 21
16. 16.A school has 121 boys and 154 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 128 (b) 275 (c) 138 (d) 412
17. 17.A library has 175 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 371 (c) 361 (d) 381
18. 18.A school has 216 boys and 268 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 606 (b) 484 (c) 362 (d) 352
19. 19.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 630 (b) 650 (c) 950 (d) 640
20. 20.A school has 203 boys and 140 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 204 (c) 472 (d) 214
21. 21.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 339 (b) 611 (c) 359 (d) 349
22. 22.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 229
23. 23.A library has 466 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 634 (b) 614 (c) 624 (d) 308
24. 24.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 295 (c) 107 (d) 275
25. 25.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 548 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 230
26. 26.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 8 (b) 140 (c) 130 (d) 150
27. 27.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 131 (c) 315 (d) 305
28. 28.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 17 (c) 423 (d) 27
29. 29.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 698 (b) 86 (c) 66 (d) 76
30. 30.A train has 765 passengers. At a station, 435 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 340 (b) 320 (c) 1200 (d) 330
31. 31.A school has 149 boys and 233 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 382 (c) 311 (d) 453
32. 32.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
33. 33.A library has 240 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 127 (c) 353 (d) 343
34. 34.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 472 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 40
35. 35.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 179 (d) 879
36. 36.A train has 352 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 123 (c) 571 (d) 133
37. 37.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 81 (b) 72 (c) 61 (d) 71
38. 38.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 212 (c) 360 (d) 340
39. 39.A school has 164 boys and 170 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 256 (c) 334 (d) 246
40. 40.A farmer picks 240 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 109 (c) 361 (d) 119

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