Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 583 · 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 240 boys and 236 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 553 (c) 399 (d) 476
2. 2.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 287 (d) 278
3. 3.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 298 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 262 (c) 858 (d) 272
4. 4.A school has 122 boys and 104 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 111 (c) 226 (d) 121
5. 5.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 423 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 57 (c) 77 (d) 913
6. 6.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 151 (c) 142 (d) 141
7. 7.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 871 (b) 287 (c) 267 (d) 277
8. 8.A school has 176 boys and 127 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 160 (b) 436 (c) 303 (d) 170
9. 9.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 559
10. 10.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 467 (c) 833 (d) 477
11. 11.A library has 412 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 536 (c) 556 (d) 278
12. 12.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 321 (c) 331 (d) 683
13. 13.A library has 304 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 209 (b) 409 (c) 399 (d) 389
14. 14.A school has 193 boys and 248 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 441
15. 15.A library has 212 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 371 (c) 351 (d) 63
16. 16.A school has 113 boys and 194 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 211 (b) 221 (c) 393 (d) 307
17. 17.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 328 (c) 348 (d) 132
18. 18.A school has 253 boys and 116 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 369 (c) 305 (d) 423
19. 19.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 350 (c) 360 (d) 68
20. 20.A library has 408 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 332 (c) 474 (d) 494
21. 21.A library has 187 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 67 (b) 297 (c) 317 (d) 307
22. 22.A library has 153 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 361
23. 23.A train has 510 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 696
24. 24.A school has 188 boys and 247 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 506 (c) 435 (d) 364
25. 25.A school has 128 boys and 101 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 99 (b) 229 (c) 349 (d) 109
26. 26.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 311 (b) 321 (c) 547 (d) 331
27. 27.A school has 140 boys and 245 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 499 (c) 261 (d) 271
28. 28.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 297 (c) 277 (d) 87
29. 29.A school has 276 boys and 143 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 352 (c) 362 (d) 419
30. 30.A library has 431 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 373 (b) 499 (c) 489 (d) 479
31. 31.A farmer picks 444 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 346 (b) 552 (c) 326 (d) 336
32. 32.A library has 459 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 628 (c) 608 (d) 300
33. 33.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 292
34. 34.A train has 306 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 178
35. 35.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 432 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 98 (c) 88 (d) 962
36. 36.A library has 377 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 219 (b) 545 (c) 535 (d) 525
37. 37.A school has 169 boys and 137 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 168 (c) 178 (d) 434
38. 38.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 470 (c) 198 (d) 208
39. 39.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 371 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 862 (b) 110 (c) 120 (d) 130
40. 40.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 267 (c) 258 (d) 257

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