Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 727 · 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 182 boys and 215 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 397 (c) 318 (d) 328
2. 2.A school has 147 boys and 152 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 414 (c) 299 (d) 184
3. 3.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 305 (d) 27
4. 4.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 340 (c) 360 (d) 350
5. 5.A library has 268 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 445 (b) 455 (c) 465 (d) 81
6. 6.A train has 498 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 288 (b) 278 (c) 718 (d) 268
7. 7.A school has 188 boys and 207 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 451 (c) 339 (d) 395
8. 8.A library has 168 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 64
9. 9.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 144
10. 10.A library has 151 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 479 (c) 469 (d) 459
11. 11.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 590 (c) 264 (d) 274
12. 12.A library has 388 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 196 (c) 590 (d) 580
13. 13.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 15 (d) 89
14. 14.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 199 (c) 208 (d) 188
15. 15.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 432 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 978 (c) 114 (d) 124
16. 16.A farmer picks 286 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 505 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 77
17. 17.A farmer picks 213 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 338 (b) 98 (c) 78 (d) 88
18. 18.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 833
19. 19.A library has 435 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 594 (c) 574 (d) 286
20. 20.A train has 582 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 471 (b) 491 (c) 481 (d) 683
21. 21.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 374 (b) 20 (c) 394 (d) 384
22. 22.A school has 101 boys and 181 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 282
23. 23.A library has 364 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 619 (b) 119 (c) 609 (d) 599
24. 24.A school has 156 boys and 101 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 178 (b) 168 (c) 336 (d) 257
25. 25.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 325 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 615
26. 26.A farmer picks 240 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 355
27. 27.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 102 (b) 82 (c) 832 (d) 92
28. 28.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 295 (b) 305 (c) 513 (d) 285
29. 29.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 49
30. 30.A library has 382 books. It buys 251 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 623 (b) 643 (c) 131 (d) 633
31. 31.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 707
32. 32.A library has 219 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 482 (b) 582 (c) 492 (d) 472
33. 33.A library has 151 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 510 (c) 490 (d) 600
34. 34.A school has 145 boys and 142 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 378 (c) 196 (d) 186
35. 35.A school has 290 boys and 196 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 577 (c) 486 (d) 395
36. 36.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 117 (c) 137 (d) 128
37. 37.A library has 136 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 50 (d) 212
38. 38.A farmer picks 568 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 738 (b) 388 (c) 398 (d) 408
39. 39.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 374 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 620
40. 40.A library has 398 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 620 (b) 176 (c) 610 (d) 630

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