Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 751 · 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 214 boys and 295 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 434 (c) 444 (d) 574
2. 2.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 235 (c) 215 (d) 225
3. 3.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 204 (c) 278 (d) 288
4. 4.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 319 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 291 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 919
5. 5.A library has 283 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 223
6. 6.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 326 (b) 346 (c) 602 (d) 336
7. 7.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 195 (c) 194 (d) 204
8. 8.A school has 129 boys and 130 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 259 (c) 193 (d) 203
9. 9.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 700 (c) 302 (d) 292
10. 10.A school has 255 boys and 215 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 558 (c) 470 (d) 372
11. 11.A train has 477 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 770 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 194
12. 12.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 77 (c) 389 (d) 379
13. 13.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 442 (c) 180 (d) 190
14. 14.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 139 (c) 148 (d) 138
15. 15.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 512 (d) 252
16. 16.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 27 (c) 245 (d) 255
17. 17.A school has 289 boys and 171 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 332 (c) 578 (d) 342
18. 18.A library has 426 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 287 (c) 555 (d) 575
19. 19.A library has 286 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 409 (c) 163 (d) 399
20. 20.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 459 (d) 229
21. 21.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 401 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 61
22. 22.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 96 (c) 8 (d) 106
23. 23.A library has 123 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 51 (b) 195 (c) 205 (d) 185
24. 24.A library has 305 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 539 (c) 549 (d) 71
25. 25.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 311 (d) 300
26. 26.A library has 137 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 469 (c) 459 (d) 569
27. 27.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 868
28. 28.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 667 (c) 373 (d) 383
29. 29.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 357 (c) 356 (d) 366
30. 30.A library has 419 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 326 (c) 512 (d) 522
31. 31.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 140 (c) 172 (d) 192
32. 32.A school has 294 boys and 181 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 547 (b) 475 (c) 393 (d) 403
33. 33.A library has 468 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 608 (b) 598 (c) 618 (d) 328
34. 34.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 266 (c) 265 (d) 275
35. 35.A school has 271 boys and 146 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 554 (d) 417
36. 36.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 440 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 1027 (c) 157 (d) 137
37. 37.A library has 248 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 620 (c) 530 (d) 510
38. 38.A library has 176 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 596 (b) 506 (c) 496 (d) 486
39. 39.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 359 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 57 (c) 77 (d) 785
40. 40.A library has 242 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 176 (c) 308 (d) 318

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