Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 604 · 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 115 boys and 290 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 405 (c) 272 (d) 538
2. 2.A school has 250 boys and 124 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 374 (c) 471 (d) 277
3. 3.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 716 (c) 360 (d) 380
4. 4.A library has 152 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 482 (c) 472 (d) 572
5. 5.A library has 225 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 307 (b) 297 (c) 153 (d) 287
6. 6.A library has 314 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 645 (b) 625 (c) 635 (d) 735
7. 7.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 501 (b) 833 (c) 491 (d) 481
8. 8.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 454 (b) 464 (c) 474 (d) 76
9. 9.A school has 148 boys and 196 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 271 (c) 344 (d) 261
10. 10.A library has 213 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 628 (b) 538 (c) 528 (d) 518
11. 11.A school has 213 boys and 252 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 392 (c) 528 (d) 402
12. 12.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 195 (c) 69 (d) 205
13. 13.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 137
14. 14.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 537 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 1106 (c) 22 (d) 42
15. 15.A school has 151 boys and 144 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 295
16. 16.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 706
17. 17.A library has 379 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 169 (c) 579 (d) 599
18. 18.A library has 159 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 4
19. 19.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 55 (b) 441 (c) 461 (d) 451
20. 20.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 465 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 77
21. 21.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 262
22. 22.A school has 138 boys and 131 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 328 (d) 269
23. 23.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 56 (c) 242 (d) 252
24. 24.A library has 387 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 199 (c) 565 (d) 585
25. 25.A school has 146 boys and 282 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 428 (c) 325 (d) 531
26. 26.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 393 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 850 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 64
27. 27.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 244
28. 28.A library has 256 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 119
29. 29.A library has 443 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 354 (b) 522 (c) 542 (d) 532
30. 30.A train has 596 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 793 (b) 409 (c) 389 (d) 399
31. 31.A library has 438 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 283 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 603
32. 32.A school has 277 boys and 252 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 388 (c) 398 (d) 660
33. 33.A train has 447 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 596 (c) 298 (d) 288
34. 34.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 93 (c) 577 (d) 83
35. 35.A library has 293 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 541 (c) 551 (d) 45
36. 36.A school has 158 boys and 227 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 297 (c) 287 (d) 473
37. 37.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 38 (c) 144 (d) 134
38. 38.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 381 (b) 157 (c) 401 (d) 391
39. 39.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 375 (c) 53 (d) 33
40. 40.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 213 (c) 233 (d) 223

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