Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 733 · 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 198 boys and 102 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 300 (c) 368 (d) 232
2. 2.A school has 285 boys and 145 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 430 (c) 490 (d) 360
3. 3.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 394 (b) 768 (c) 384 (d) 374
4. 4.A train has 677 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1020 (b) 334 (c) 324 (d) 344
5. 5.A library has 400 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 526 (c) 536 (d) 516
6. 6.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 303 (b) 313 (c) 771 (d) 293
7. 7.A school has 116 boys and 159 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 214 (c) 275 (d) 224
8. 8.A school has 101 boys and 240 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 418 (c) 254 (d) 264
9. 9.A school has 252 boys and 136 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 487 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 388
10. 10.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 565 (b) 331 (c) 351 (d) 341
11. 11.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 285 (c) 295 (d) 305
12. 12.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 459 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 43
13. 13.A train has 718 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 613 (b) 603 (c) 623 (d) 823
14. 14.A school has 112 boys and 174 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 148 (b) 424 (c) 138 (d) 286
15. 15.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 193 (d) 339
16. 16.A library has 199 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 144
17. 17.A library has 319 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 557 (c) 537 (d) 91
18. 18.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 153 (d) 337
19. 19.A library has 318 books. It buys 225 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 553 (c) 543 (d) 93
20. 20.A school has 111 boys and 254 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 297 (c) 365 (d) 423
21. 21.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 431 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 179
22. 22.A library has 267 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 109 (b) 435 (c) 415 (d) 425
23. 23.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 114 (d) 198
24. 24.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 729 (b) 467 (c) 477 (d) 457
25. 25.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 301 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 49 (c) 661 (d) 69
26. 26.A school has 259 boys and 117 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 376
27. 27.A library has 143 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 233 (b) 43 (c) 253 (d) 243
28. 28.A school has 222 boys and 194 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 416 (c) 519 (d) 303
29. 29.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 96 (c) 422 (d) 412
30. 30.A library has 345 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 647 (c) 43 (d) 657
31. 31.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 156 (b) 166 (c) 157 (d) 146
32. 32.A school has 282 boys and 287 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 495 (c) 643 (d) 569
33. 33.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 33 (c) 363 (d) 373
34. 34.A school has 135 boys and 253 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 388 (c) 459 (d) 307
35. 35.A library has 166 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 371 (b) 381 (c) 481 (d) 391
36. 36.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 421 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 1126
37. 37.A library has 229 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 116 (b) 352 (c) 332 (d) 342
38. 38.A library has 295 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 519 (c) 499 (d) 81
39. 39.A library has 476 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 376 (c) 576 (d) 586
40. 40.A school has 272 boys and 163 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 361 (b) 509 (c) 351 (d) 435

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