Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 754 · 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 105 boys and 202 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 381 (c) 223 (d) 233
2. 2.A school has 297 boys and 264 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 626 (b) 561 (c) 486 (d) 496
3. 3.A school has 193 boys and 135 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 275 (c) 328 (d) 265
4. 4.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 216 (d) 156
5. 5.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 150 (c) 198 (d) 188
6. 6.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 119 (c) 273 (d) 253
7. 7.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 325 (b) 87 (c) 77 (d) 67
8. 8.A school has 220 boys and 164 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 285 (c) 483 (d) 275
9. 9.A library has 407 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 647 (c) 167 (d) 637
10. 10.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 429 (d) 127
11. 11.A farmer picks 330 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 620 (d) 30
12. 12.A library has 252 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 60 (b) 434 (c) 454 (d) 444
13. 13.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1084 (b) 408 (c) 418 (d) 398
14. 14.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 291
15. 15.A library has 197 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 141 (b) 263 (c) 243 (d) 253
16. 16.A library has 122 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 353 (c) 333 (d) 443
17. 17.A library has 381 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 436 (b) 426 (c) 326 (d) 446
18. 18.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 539 (b) 775 (c) 549 (d) 529
19. 19.A library has 215 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 325 (d) 95
20. 20.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 879 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 391
21. 21.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 404 (d) 110
22. 22.A farmer picks 347 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 598
23. 23.A library has 340 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 400 (c) 410 (d) 280
24. 24.A school has 156 boys and 225 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 294 (c) 381 (d) 284
25. 25.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 184
26. 26.A train has 386 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 492 (c) 270 (d) 290
27. 27.A library has 314 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 413 (c) 433 (d) 205
28. 28.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 117 (b) 97 (c) 17 (d) 107
29. 29.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 177 (c) 188 (d) 187
30. 30.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 269 (c) 1139 (d) 249
31. 31.A library has 122 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 524 (c) 434 (d) 414
32. 32.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 70 (d) 468
33. 33.A school has 101 boys and 294 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 317 (c) 395 (d) 307
34. 34.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 456 (d) 132
35. 35.A school has 297 boys and 276 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 669 (b) 573 (c) 467 (d) 477
36. 36.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 105 (c) 223 (d) 233
37. 37.A library has 480 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 741 (b) 731 (c) 219 (d) 751
38. 38.A school has 102 boys and 135 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 155 (b) 319 (c) 145 (d) 237
39. 39.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 153 (c) 173 (d) 163
40. 40.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 195 (c) 205 (d) 591

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