Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 75 · 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 farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 509
2. 2.A school has 198 boys and 262 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 396 (c) 524 (d) 386
3. 3.A library has 480 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 334 (c) 616 (d) 626
4. 4.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 40 (d) 238
5. 5.A library has 165 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 237 (b) 83 (c) 257 (d) 247
6. 6.A school has 125 boys and 114 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 361 (c) 107 (d) 117
7. 7.A school has 138 boys and 157 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 348 (c) 295 (d) 242
8. 8.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 135 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 715
9. 9.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 754 (b) 514 (c) 494 (d) 504
10. 10.A library has 220 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 614 (c) 524 (d) 504
11. 11.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 62 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 274
12. 12.A library has 339 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 554 (b) 534 (c) 134 (d) 544
13. 13.A library has 214 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 388 (b) 398 (c) 30 (d) 408
14. 14.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 123 (c) 143 (d) 133
15. 15.A farmer picks 320 mangoes on Monday and 288 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 42 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 608
16. 16.A library has 228 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 414 (c) 32 (d) 434
17. 17.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 452 (c) 124 (d) 104
18. 18.A library has 142 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 377 (c) 487 (d) 387
19. 19.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 203 (c) 25 (d) 183
20. 20.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 543 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1238 (b) 152 (c) 142 (d) 162
21. 21.A library has 402 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 523 (b) 513 (c) 503 (d) 291
22. 22.A farmer picks 356 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 140 (c) 130 (d) 582
23. 23.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 72 (d) 128
24. 24.A school has 107 boys and 228 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 335 (c) 430 (d) 230
25. 25.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 720 (b) 214 (c) 204 (d) 224
26. 26.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 456 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1000 (b) 78 (c) 98 (d) 88
27. 27.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 804 (b) 178 (c) 188 (d) 168
28. 28.A school has 200 boys and 165 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 472
29. 29.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 26 (b) 414 (c) 394 (d) 404
30. 30.A library has 124 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 280 (b) 260 (c) 270 (d) 370
31. 31.A school has 247 boys and 213 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 388 (c) 522 (d) 398
32. 32.A library has 454 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 390 (c) 508 (d) 528
33. 33.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 250 (c) 240 (d) 241
34. 34.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 10
35. 35.A school has 158 boys and 177 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 478 (c) 192 (d) 182
36. 36.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 296 (c) 297 (d) 306
37. 37.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 144 (c) 346 (d) 336
38. 38.A school has 252 boys and 262 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 365 (c) 653 (d) 514
39. 39.A school has 126 boys and 121 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 247 (d) 379
40. 40.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 212 (d) 110

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