Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 573 · 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 220 boys and 149 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 312 (c) 426 (d) 369
2. 2.A library has 425 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 321 (c) 529 (d) 539
3. 3.A school has 147 boys and 147 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 294 (c) 218 (d) 228
4. 4.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 284
5. 5.A library has 478 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 408 (c) 538 (d) 548
6. 6.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 404 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 915 (c) 117 (d) 97
7. 7.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 709 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 241
8. 8.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 38 (d) 210
9. 9.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 444 (c) 70 (d) 60
10. 10.A library has 377 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 541 (c) 531 (d) 213
11. 11.A school has 195 boys and 232 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 557 (b) 287 (c) 297 (d) 427
12. 12.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 570 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 16
13. 13.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 282
14. 14.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 107 (c) 203 (d) 193
15. 15.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 434 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 184
16. 16.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 509 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1080 (b) 52 (c) 72 (d) 62
17. 17.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 209 (c) 295 (d) 305
18. 18.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 476 (c) 88 (d) 98
19. 19.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 765 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 229
20. 20.A library has 151 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 353 (b) 343 (c) 453 (d) 363
21. 21.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 565
22. 22.A library has 234 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 141 (c) 327 (d) 317
23. 23.A school has 106 boys and 187 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 211 (c) 365 (d) 221
24. 24.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 591 (d) 187
25. 25.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 370
26. 26.A library has 168 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 487 (c) 467 (d) 477
27. 27.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 735 (b) 511 (c) 501 (d) 491
28. 28.A school has 104 boys and 242 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 435
29. 29.A farmer picks 526 mangoes on Monday and 414 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 940 (c) 102 (d) 112
30. 30.A library has 404 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 523 (b) 533 (c) 513 (d) 285
31. 31.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 535 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1123 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 63
32. 32.A library has 261 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 67 (b) 465 (c) 455 (d) 445
33. 33.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 658 (b) 920 (c) 638 (d) 648
34. 34.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 183 (c) 173 (d) 163
35. 35.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 640 (c) 212 (d) 222
36. 36.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 477 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 209 (b) 189 (c) 1153 (d) 199
37. 37.A library has 259 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 508 (c) 10 (d) 498
38. 38.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 108 (c) 99 (d) 98
39. 39.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 350 (d) 359
40. 40.A school has 146 boys and 121 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 334 (c) 190 (d) 267

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