Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 752 · 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 182 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 243 (c) 539 (d) 253
2. 2.A library has 403 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 707 (c) 99 (d) 717
3. 3.A library has 315 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 596 (b) 586 (c) 606 (d) 34
4. 4.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 218 (d) 227
5. 5.A school has 261 boys and 118 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 302 (c) 456 (d) 292
6. 6.A library has 443 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 570 (c) 580 (d) 560
7. 7.A school has 154 boys and 151 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 406 (c) 204 (d) 194
8. 8.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 87 (c) 107 (d) 635
9. 9.A school has 300 boys and 272 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 637 (c) 507 (d) 572
10. 10.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 193 (c) 273 (d) 263
11. 11.A library has 266 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 199 (c) 343 (d) 323
12. 12.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 152 (b) 163 (c) 162 (d) 172
13. 13.A school has 100 boys and 282 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 262 (c) 382 (d) 492
14. 14.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 597 (b) 379 (c) 369 (d) 389
15. 15.A train has 635 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 426 (b) 436 (c) 446 (d) 834
16. 16.A library has 309 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 590 (c) 28 (d) 600
17. 17.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 223 (c) 203 (d) 645
18. 18.A school has 125 boys and 269 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 506 (c) 282 (d) 272
19. 19.A library has 382 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 458 (b) 306 (c) 448 (d) 468
20. 20.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 195 (c) 215 (d) 205
21. 21.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 773 (b) 575 (c) 555 (d) 565
22. 22.A library has 469 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 568 (c) 370 (d) 578
23. 23.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 143 (b) 154 (c) 163 (d) 153
24. 24.A library has 175 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 527 (c) 427 (d) 417
25. 25.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 297 (b) 286 (c) 296 (d) 306
26. 26.A farmer picks 380 mangoes on Monday and 340 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 720 (c) 40 (d) 30
27. 27.A library has 175 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 246 (b) 104 (c) 256 (d) 236
28. 28.A library has 454 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 521 (b) 511 (c) 501 (d) 397
29. 29.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 359 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 296 (c) 1024 (d) 306
30. 30.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 400 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 924 (b) 114 (c) 124 (d) 134
31. 31.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 304
32. 32.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 674 (b) 342 (c) 362 (d) 352
33. 33.A train has 646 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 292 (b) 302 (c) 990 (d) 312
34. 34.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 398 (b) 408 (c) 666 (d) 418
35. 35.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 249 (c) 258 (d) 238
36. 36.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 571 (b) 775 (c) 561 (d) 551
37. 37.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 212 (c) 350 (d) 360
38. 38.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 508
39. 39.A library has 314 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 180 (b) 458 (c) 448 (d) 438
40. 40.A library has 360 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 272 (b) 438 (c) 448 (d) 458

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