Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 841 · 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 162 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 428 (c) 538 (d) 438
2. 2.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 727 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 145
3. 3.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 460 (b) 450 (c) 812 (d) 470
4. 4.A school has 146 boys and 235 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 526
5. 5.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 126 (d) 206
6. 6.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 204 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 700
7. 7.A school has 110 boys and 181 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 291
8. 8.A school has 138 boys and 156 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 148 (c) 138 (d) 440
9. 9.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 49
10. 10.A library has 378 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 600 (b) 146 (c) 620 (d) 610
11. 11.A library has 467 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 399 (c) 545 (d) 535
12. 12.A school has 146 boys and 122 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 173 (b) 268 (c) 363 (d) 163
13. 13.A train has 347 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 181 (c) 513 (d) 191
14. 14.A school has 112 boys and 255 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 367 (c) 486 (d) 248
15. 15.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 243 (c) 263 (d) 155
16. 16.A library has 371 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 106 (b) 626 (c) 646 (d) 636
17. 17.A library has 258 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 659 (c) 549 (d) 569
18. 18.A library has 329 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 400 (c) 410 (d) 390
19. 19.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 153 (c) 439 (d) 133
20. 20.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 60 (c) 148 (d) 158
21. 21.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 484 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 185 (b) 175 (c) 195 (d) 1153
22. 22.A school has 294 boys and 119 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 476 (c) 413 (d) 350
23. 23.A library has 383 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 333 (c) 423 (d) 433
24. 24.A school has 292 boys and 154 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 392 (c) 446 (d) 382
25. 25.A library has 419 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 202 (b) 646 (c) 626 (d) 636
26. 26.A school has 253 boys and 100 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 353
27. 27.A library has 159 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 478 (c) 468 (d) 488
28. 28.A library has 346 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 195 (c) 487 (d) 497
29. 29.A school has 218 boys and 219 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 437 (c) 321 (d) 543
30. 30.A train has 541 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 238 (c) 834 (d) 258
31. 31.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 221
32. 32.A school has 121 boys and 282 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 332 (b) 403 (c) 342 (d) 464
33. 33.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 212 (c) 223 (d) 222
34. 34.A library has 146 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 544 (c) 434 (d) 444
35. 35.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 395 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 855
36. 36.A library has 346 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 149 (c) 543 (d) 533
37. 37.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 176
38. 38.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 357 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 823 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 99
39. 39.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 501 (c) 275 (d) 285
40. 40.A farmer picks 481 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 864 (b) 98 (c) 108 (d) 88

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