Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 766 · 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 161 boys and 284 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 569 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 445
2. 2.A school has 192 boys and 187 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 279 (c) 379 (d) 479
3. 3.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 757
4. 4.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 396 (b) 406 (c) 416 (d) 108
5. 5.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 233 (b) 213 (c) 905 (d) 223
6. 6.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 302 (b) 312 (c) 292 (d) 720
7. 7.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 267 (b) 268 (c) 277 (d) 257
8. 8.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 193 (c) 213 (d) 204
9. 9.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 438 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 1074
10. 10.A school has 217 boys and 134 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 247 (b) 351 (c) 257 (d) 445
11. 11.A school has 144 boys and 247 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 515 (c) 267 (d) 257
12. 12.A school has 237 boys and 130 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 367 (c) 299 (d) 289
13. 13.A school has 255 boys and 271 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 526 (c) 583 (d) 459
14. 14.A train has 635 passengers. At a station, 502 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 1137 (d) 123
15. 15.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 223 (c) 165 (d) 213
16. 16.A school has 276 boys and 207 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 576 (c) 380 (d) 390
17. 17.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 125
18. 18.A library has 196 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 17
19. 19.A farmer picks 594 mangoes on Monday and 525 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1119 (b) 79 (c) 59 (d) 69
20. 20.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 82 (b) 186 (c) 206 (d) 196
21. 21.A library has 346 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 394 (c) 288 (d) 404
22. 22.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 778 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 40
23. 23.A library has 200 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 85 (c) 305 (d) 325
24. 24.A library has 169 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 487 (c) 587 (d) 497
25. 25.A school has 125 boys and 223 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 464 (c) 348 (d) 232
26. 26.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 270 (b) 290 (c) 512 (d) 280
27. 27.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 157 (b) 137 (c) 399 (d) 147
28. 28.A school has 140 boys and 230 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 244 (c) 370 (d) 234
29. 29.A library has 189 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 290 (c) 88 (d) 280
30. 30.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 391 (c) 371 (d) 381
31. 31.A library has 441 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 758 (b) 738 (c) 748 (d) 134
32. 32.A library has 335 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 444 (c) 236 (d) 434
33. 33.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 188
34. 34.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 173
35. 35.A school has 273 boys and 150 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 362 (c) 484 (d) 423
36. 36.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 163 (c) 533 (d) 153
37. 37.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 270 (d) 279
38. 38.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 766 (d) 268
39. 39.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 257 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 594
40. 40.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 448 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 46

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