Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 810 · 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 library has 374 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 620 (b) 600 (c) 138 (d) 610
2. 2.A library has 261 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 548 (c) 638 (d) 538
3. 3.A library has 149 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 255 (b) 43 (c) 265 (d) 245
4. 4.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 472 (b) 482 (c) 728 (d) 462
5. 5.A train has 787 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 610 (b) 630 (c) 620 (d) 954
6. 6.A school has 249 boys and 124 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 232 (c) 504 (d) 242
7. 7.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 178 (c) 168 (d) 572
8. 8.A school has 241 boys and 104 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 236 (b) 444 (c) 246 (d) 345
9. 9.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 206 (c) 196 (d) 186
10. 10.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 267 (c) 277 (d) 257
11. 11.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 493 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1034 (b) 38 (c) 58 (d) 48
12. 12.A school has 138 boys and 266 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 543 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 404
13. 13.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 187 (b) 177 (c) 501 (d) 197
14. 14.A school has 125 boys and 228 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 251 (c) 445 (d) 353
15. 15.A school has 215 boys and 218 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 541 (b) 315 (c) 325 (d) 433
16. 16.A school has 124 boys and 110 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 171 (b) 181 (c) 234 (d) 287
17. 17.A school has 230 boys and 230 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 574
18. 18.A school has 276 boys and 140 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 292 (b) 530 (c) 416 (d) 302
19. 19.A train has 719 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 593 (b) 583 (c) 603 (d) 845
20. 20.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 374 (b) 384 (c) 364 (d) 702
21. 21.A school has 139 boys and 158 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 167 (b) 177 (c) 417 (d) 297
22. 22.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 73 (b) 63 (c) 83 (d) 29
23. 23.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 121
24. 24.A library has 216 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 320 (b) 340 (c) 330 (d) 102
25. 25.A library has 400 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 201 (b) 609 (c) 589 (d) 599
26. 26.A farmer picks 443 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 308 (d) 588
27. 27.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 215 (c) 141 (d) 225
28. 28.A school has 179 boys and 248 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 427 (c) 336 (d) 508
29. 29.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 828 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 292
30. 30.A library has 246 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 134 (b) 348 (c) 368 (d) 358
31. 31.A school has 227 boys and 266 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 493 (c) 429 (d) 547
32. 32.A train has 643 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 929 (d) 347
33. 33.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 853 (d) 273
34. 34.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 522 (c) 288 (d) 298
35. 35.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 521 (d) 131
36. 36.A school has 101 boys and 184 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 160 (b) 400 (c) 170 (d) 285
37. 37.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 496
38. 38.A library has 249 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 558 (c) 578 (d) 568
39. 39.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 191 (b) 171 (c) 505 (d) 181
40. 40.A library has 373 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 260 (b) 486 (c) 476 (d) 496

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