Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 67 · 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 154 boys and 175 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 472 (b) 176 (c) 329 (d) 186
2. 2.A library has 361 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 589 (c) 579 (d) 569
3. 3.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 341 (c) 350 (d) 340
4. 4.A school has 178 boys and 193 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 371 (c) 321 (d) 421
5. 5.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 144 (c) 314 (d) 324
6. 6.A library has 127 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 223 (d) 41
7. 7.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 479 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 143
8. 8.A school has 138 boys and 294 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 563 (d) 432
9. 9.A library has 187 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 460
10. 10.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 289 (b) 667 (c) 269 (d) 279
11. 11.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 311 (c) 23 (d) 301
12. 12.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 507 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 245
13. 13.A school has 209 boys and 105 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 237 (c) 381 (d) 247
14. 14.A train has 472 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 607 (b) 337 (c) 347 (d) 327
15. 15.A library has 312 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 191
16. 16.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 29 (c) 135 (d) 155
17. 17.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 432 (b) 412 (c) 150 (d) 422
18. 18.A school has 175 boys and 293 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 468
19. 19.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 24 (c) 352 (d) 372
20. 20.A school has 186 boys and 156 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 465 (c) 219 (d) 342
21. 21.A school has 198 boys and 118 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 175 (b) 185 (c) 447 (d) 316
22. 22.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 604 (b) 194 (c) 174 (d) 184
23. 23.A school has 178 boys and 150 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 271 (c) 385 (d) 261
24. 24.A farmer picks 591 mangoes on Monday and 502 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1093 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 79
25. 25.A library has 193 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 423 (c) 513 (d) 403
26. 26.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 752 (b) 326 (c) 306 (d) 316
27. 27.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 450 (d) 162
28. 28.A library has 351 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 214 (c) 488 (d) 498
29. 29.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 151 (c) 439 (d) 459
30. 30.A library has 132 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 49 (b) 225 (c) 215 (d) 205
31. 31.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 216 (b) 227 (c) 236 (d) 226
32. 32.A school has 235 boys and 259 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 494 (c) 362 (d) 616
33. 33.A school has 200 boys and 151 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 249 (b) 351 (c) 259 (d) 443
34. 34.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 168 (c) 390 (d) 380
35. 35.A school has 171 boys and 157 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 328 (d) 438
36. 36.A train has 646 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1013 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 269
37. 37.A school has 246 boys and 180 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 554 (b) 298 (c) 426 (d) 288
38. 38.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 265 (c) 331 (d) 321
39. 39.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 64 (c) 634 (d) 54
40. 40.A school has 178 boys and 247 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 425 (c) 306 (d) 534

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