Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 897 · 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 198 boys and 191 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 465 (c) 313 (d) 303
2. 2.A library has 303 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 461 (b) 481 (c) 135 (d) 471
3. 3.A library has 148 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 388 (b) 398 (c) 488 (d) 378
4. 4.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 466 (c) 128 (d) 118
5. 5.A school has 128 boys and 252 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 380 (d) 489
6. 6.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 263 (c) 274 (d) 273
7. 7.A library has 355 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 412 (b) 288 (c) 422 (d) 432
8. 8.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 532
9. 9.A library has 173 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 423 (c) 413 (d) 403
10. 10.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 359 (c) 63 (d) 53
11. 11.A library has 359 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 287 (c) 421 (d) 441
12. 12.A school has 223 boys and 220 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 557 (d) 443
13. 13.A school has 203 boys and 219 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 352 (c) 422 (d) 492
14. 14.A library has 132 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 545 (c) 445 (d) 455
15. 15.A library has 140 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 389 (c) 289 (d) 279
16. 16.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 13 (b) 477 (c) 23 (d) 33
17. 17.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 433 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 970 (d) 94
18. 18.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 94 (c) 114 (d) 104
19. 19.A library has 272 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 660 (c) 570 (d) 550
20. 20.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 400 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 251 (b) 271 (c) 1061 (d) 261
21. 21.A school has 194 boys and 159 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 220 (c) 230 (d) 353
22. 22.A train has 503 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 183 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 813
23. 23.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 426 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 982 (b) 140 (c) 120 (d) 130
24. 24.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 39 (c) 125 (d) 135
25. 25.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 522 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 1296 (d) 262
26. 26.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 85 (c) 389 (d) 65
27. 27.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 240 (b) 452 (c) 230 (d) 220
28. 28.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 167 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 301 (c) 321 (d) 23
29. 29.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 23
30. 30.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 552 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 266
31. 31.A school has 265 boys and 151 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 521
32. 32.A school has 162 boys and 205 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 248 (c) 367 (d) 258
33. 33.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 118 (c) 98 (d) 108
34. 34.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 244 (d) 70
35. 35.A school has 145 boys and 285 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 344 (c) 506 (d) 354
36. 36.A library has 283 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 621 (b) 721 (c) 611 (d) 631
37. 37.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 56 (c) 46 (d) 740
38. 38.A library has 299 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 219 (b) 389 (c) 369 (d) 379
39. 39.A library has 178 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 626 (c) 516 (d) 526
40. 40.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 240

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