Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 803 · 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 198 boys and 100 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 355 (d) 298
2. 2.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 739 (c) 97 (d) 87
3. 3.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 41 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 139
4. 4.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 371 (c) 59 (d) 381
5. 5.A farmer picks 234 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 435 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 43
6. 6.A library has 216 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 325 (b) 107 (c) 315 (d) 335
7. 7.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1066 (b) 416 (c) 396 (d) 406
8. 8.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 328 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 186 (b) 832 (c) 166 (d) 176
9. 9.A school has 123 boys and 222 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 345 (c) 294 (d) 284
10. 10.A library has 370 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 471 (c) 461 (d) 269
11. 11.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 60 (b) 250 (c) 270 (d) 260
12. 12.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 46 (c) 166 (d) 156
13. 13.A farmer picks 286 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 400 (d) 182
14. 14.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 516 (c) 124 (d) 104
15. 15.A library has 242 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 436 (c) 58 (d) 416
16. 16.A school has 104 boys and 246 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 460
17. 17.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 414 (b) 404 (c) 1010 (d) 424
18. 18.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 40 (d) 160
19. 19.A library has 423 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 334 (b) 522 (c) 512 (d) 502
20. 20.A library has 436 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 702 (b) 712 (c) 722 (d) 160
21. 21.A school has 187 boys and 106 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 193 (b) 293 (c) 203 (d) 383
22. 22.A library has 357 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 223 (b) 491 (c) 501 (d) 481
23. 23.A school has 268 boys and 168 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 573 (b) 289 (c) 436 (d) 299
24. 24.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 691 (b) 269 (c) 289 (d) 279
25. 25.A library has 378 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 206 (b) 540 (c) 560 (d) 550
26. 26.A library has 335 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 636 (c) 646 (d) 24
27. 27.A library has 237 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 371 (b) 351 (c) 113 (d) 361
28. 28.A library has 375 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 677 (b) 687 (c) 73 (d) 667
29. 29.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1000 (b) 458 (c) 438 (d) 448
30. 30.A library has 350 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 499 (b) 509 (c) 201 (d) 489
31. 31.A school has 215 boys and 201 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 517 (c) 315 (d) 416
32. 32.A library has 127 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 19
33. 33.A library has 309 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 190 (b) 428 (c) 438 (d) 418
34. 34.A library has 180 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 224 (b) 126 (c) 244 (d) 234
35. 35.A school has 185 boys and 291 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 579 (b) 476 (c) 363 (d) 373
36. 36.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 7 (b) 171 (c) 161 (d) 151
37. 37.A library has 290 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 202 (c) 388 (d) 368
38. 38.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 166 (c) 176 (d) 650
39. 39.A library has 206 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 59 (b) 363 (c) 343 (d) 353
40. 40.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 420

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