Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 726 · 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 235 boys and 189 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 516 (c) 322 (d) 332
2. 2.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 506 (d) 128
3. 3.A library has 158 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 81
4. 4.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 290 (c) 301 (d) 300
5. 5.A school has 172 boys and 152 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 209 (c) 324 (d) 219
6. 6.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 664 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 58 (c) 1396 (d) 78
7. 7.A library has 461 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 707 (b) 687 (c) 697 (d) 225
8. 8.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 131 (d) 873
9. 9.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 522 (c) 992 (d) 532
10. 10.A library has 174 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 289 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 69
11. 11.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 330 (d) 90
12. 12.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 393 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 886 (c) 100 (d) 90
13. 13.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 427 (c) 35 (d) 55
14. 14.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 141
15. 15.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 761 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 117
16. 16.A school has 235 boys and 253 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 612 (b) 488 (c) 354 (d) 364
17. 17.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 487 (d) 199
18. 18.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 117
19. 19.A school has 117 boys and 285 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 453 (b) 351 (c) 341 (d) 402
20. 20.A school has 213 boys and 119 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 480 (c) 332 (d) 184
21. 21.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 212 (d) 470
22. 22.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 343 (c) 332 (d) 352
23. 23.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 203 (c) 204 (d) 213
24. 24.A school has 221 boys and 177 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 300 (c) 398 (d) 290
25. 25.A library has 200 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 544 (c) 444 (d) 434
26. 26.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 675 (b) 347 (c) 357 (d) 367
27. 27.A school has 259 boys and 254 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 399 (c) 627 (d) 513
28. 28.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 266 (c) 202 (d) 276
29. 29.A school has 102 boys and 122 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 341 (c) 97 (d) 107
30. 30.A school has 245 boys and 135 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 380 (c) 262 (d) 488
31. 31.A library has 166 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 492 (c) 402 (d) 392
32. 32.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 412 (c) 158 (d) 392
33. 33.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 125 (c) 51 (d) 135
34. 34.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 489 (b) 933 (c) 509 (d) 499
35. 35.A library has 446 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 396 (c) 506 (d) 496
36. 36.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 292 (b) 312 (c) 842 (d) 302
37. 37.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 225 (c) 215 (d) 205
38. 38.A school has 153 boys and 209 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 362 (b) 258 (c) 248 (d) 466
39. 39.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 13 (c) 401 (d) 23
40. 40.A library has 322 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 643 (b) 653 (c) 633 (d) 1

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