Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 85 · 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 211 boys and 194 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 542 (c) 268 (d) 258
2. 2.A library has 403 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 686 (b) 696 (c) 676 (d) 120
3. 3.A library has 294 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 507 (c) 497 (d) 81
4. 4.A school has 207 boys and 228 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 539 (d) 435
5. 5.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 475 (c) 49 (d) 59
6. 6.A library has 380 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 696 (c) 74 (d) 686
7. 7.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 350 (c) 340 (d) 4
8. 8.A library has 208 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 123 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 283
9. 9.A library has 421 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 501 (c) 341 (d) 511
10. 10.A library has 361 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 600 (c) 122 (d) 590
11. 11.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 39 (b) 381 (c) 401 (d) 391
12. 12.A library has 242 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 358 (c) 136 (d) 338
13. 13.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 242
14. 14.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 359 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 119 (b) 129 (c) 837 (d) 109
15. 15.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 427 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 1221 (d) 377
16. 16.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 657
17. 17.A farmer picks 213 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 66 (c) 86 (d) 350
18. 18.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 758 (c) 116 (d) 126
19. 19.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 558 (b) 140 (c) 120 (d) 130
20. 20.A library has 325 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 56 (b) 584 (c) 594 (d) 604
21. 21.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 451 (c) 155 (d) 165
22. 22.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 211 (c) 191 (d) 35
23. 23.A library has 468 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 669 (b) 649 (c) 659 (d) 277
24. 24.A school has 153 boys and 196 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 349 (c) 263 (d) 273
25. 25.A train has 464 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 674 (b) 244 (c) 264 (d) 254
26. 26.A library has 141 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 417 (c) 307 (d) 317
27. 27.A library has 431 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 774 (b) 784 (c) 764 (d) 88
28. 28.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 459 (b) 141 (c) 121 (d) 131
29. 29.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 226 (c) 330 (d) 310
30. 30.A library has 351 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 21 (b) 691 (c) 671 (d) 681
31. 31.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 225 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 753
32. 32.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 214 (c) 110 (d) 204
33. 33.A library has 267 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 332 (b) 342 (c) 322 (d) 202
34. 34.A school has 216 boys and 228 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 379 (c) 499 (d) 389
35. 35.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 323 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 895
36. 36.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 106 (c) 95 (d) 115
37. 37.A library has 241 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 167 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 325
38. 38.A library has 252 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 510 (b) 520 (c) 610 (d) 500
39. 39.A school has 209 boys and 169 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 445
40. 40.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 121 (c) 201 (d) 211

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