Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 873 · 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 196 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 612 (c) 522 (d) 512
2. 2.A school has 110 boys and 280 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 283 (c) 487 (d) 390
3. 3.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 423 (b) 805 (c) 443 (d) 433
4. 4.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 328
5. 5.A school has 107 boys and 149 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 163 (b) 349 (c) 256 (d) 153
6. 6.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 244 (c) 672 (d) 234
7. 7.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 267 (b) 257 (c) 7 (d) 247
8. 8.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 128 (c) 139 (d) 148
9. 9.A library has 311 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 448
10. 10.A library has 197 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 469 (c) 489 (d) 579
11. 11.A library has 126 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 186 (b) 76 (c) 176 (d) 166
12. 12.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 379 (b) 399 (c) 177 (d) 389
13. 13.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 764 (d) 160
14. 14.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 307 (c) 306 (d) 316
15. 15.A library has 355 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 670 (b) 660 (c) 650 (d) 50
16. 16.A library has 338 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 419 (c) 247 (d) 439
17. 17.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 195 (c) 206 (d) 205
18. 18.A library has 468 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 398 (c) 538 (d) 548
19. 19.A library has 415 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 683 (b) 663 (c) 157 (d) 673
20. 20.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 199 (b) 939 (c) 219 (d) 209
21. 21.A school has 197 boys and 173 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 512 (b) 218 (c) 370 (d) 228
22. 22.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 255 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 759
23. 23.A school has 265 boys and 164 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 429
24. 24.A library has 430 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 171 (b) 679 (c) 699 (d) 689
25. 25.A library has 127 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 405 (c) 495 (d) 385
26. 26.A school has 141 boys and 218 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 471
27. 27.A farmer picks 378 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 619 (b) 147 (c) 137 (d) 127
28. 28.A library has 242 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 282 (c) 302 (d) 292
29. 29.A school has 247 boys and 234 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 481 (b) 365 (c) 587 (d) 375
30. 30.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 806 (b) 604 (c) 584 (d) 594
31. 31.A farmer picks 593 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 492 (b) 472 (c) 482 (d) 704
32. 32.A school has 192 boys and 267 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 584 (b) 459 (c) 334 (d) 324
33. 33.A library has 323 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 419 (c) 409 (d) 227
34. 34.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 235 (b) 547 (c) 225 (d) 245
35. 35.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 444 (b) 198 (c) 188 (d) 178
36. 36.A library has 163 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 250 (b) 260 (c) 240 (d) 76
37. 37.A school has 150 boys and 299 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 351 (c) 361 (d) 449
38. 38.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 141 (c) 277 (d) 297
39. 39.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 435 (c) 833 (d) 425
40. 40.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 621 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 1316

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