Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 891 · 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 164 boys and 159 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 424 (c) 323 (d) 212
2. 2.A library has 463 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 523 (b) 513 (c) 503 (d) 413
3. 3.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 739 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 317
4. 4.A library has 340 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 600 (c) 620 (d) 70
5. 5.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 508 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 232
6. 6.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 554 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 208 (c) 198 (d) 1306
7. 7.A library has 215 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 575 (c) 665 (d) 565
8. 8.A library has 394 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 69 (b) 709 (c) 729 (d) 719
9. 9.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 312 (b) 332 (c) 1230 (d) 322
10. 10.A library has 363 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 680 (c) 56 (d) 670
11. 11.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 137
12. 12.A farmer picks 468 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 316 (b) 326 (c) 610 (d) 336
13. 13.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 369 (b) 359 (c) 731 (d) 349
14. 14.A library has 298 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 53 (b) 553 (c) 533 (d) 543
15. 15.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 447
16. 16.A library has 126 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 443 (c) 463 (d) 553
17. 17.A school has 128 boys and 116 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 244 (b) 180 (c) 298 (d) 190
18. 18.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 861 (c) 119 (d) 129
19. 19.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 716 (d) 178
20. 20.A train has 437 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 700 (c) 174 (d) 164
21. 21.A school has 172 boys and 242 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 344 (b) 474 (c) 354 (d) 414
22. 22.A library has 168 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 318 (b) 8 (c) 338 (d) 328
23. 23.A library has 202 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 374 (c) 20 (d) 384
24. 24.A library has 194 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 491 (c) 481 (d) 581
25. 25.A library has 250 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 678 (c) 588 (d) 568
26. 26.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 498 (c) 56 (d) 46
27. 27.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 517 (c) 123 (d) 143
28. 28.A library has 210 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 520 (c) 420 (d) 410
29. 29.A library has 183 books. It buys 79 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 104 (c) 272 (d) 262
30. 30.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 482 (b) 492 (c) 98 (d) 502
31. 31.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 124 (c) 288 (d) 278
32. 32.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 376 (b) 386 (c) 396 (d) 70
33. 33.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 494 (c) 108 (d) 118
34. 34.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 212 (c) 192 (d) 203
35. 35.A school has 291 boys and 186 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 408 (c) 477 (d) 398
36. 36.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 809 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 185
37. 37.A library has 472 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 231 (b) 713 (c) 723 (d) 703
38. 38.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 7
39. 39.A library has 423 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 74 (b) 762 (c) 782 (d) 772
40. 40.A library has 271 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 116

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