Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 934 · 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 127 boys and 251 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 378 (d) 457
2. 2.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 265 (c) 681 (d) 275
3. 3.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 72 (c) 422 (d) 82
4. 4.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 332 (b) 742 (c) 312 (d) 322
5. 5.A school has 294 boys and 112 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 406
6. 6.A school has 290 boys and 230 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 583 (c) 520 (d) 457
7. 7.A library has 343 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 455 (c) 465 (d) 221
8. 8.A train has 483 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 757 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 199
9. 9.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 62 (c) 52 (d) 740
10. 10.A library has 196 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 24 (d) 358
11. 11.A library has 221 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 389 (c) 399 (d) 409
12. 12.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 323 (c) 333 (d) 1013
13. 13.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 119 (b) 219 (c) 199 (d) 209
14. 14.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 263 (c) 83 (d) 243
15. 15.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 360 (b) 350 (c) 646 (d) 370
16. 16.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 816 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 210
17. 17.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 158 (b) 384 (c) 148 (d) 138
18. 18.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 336 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 119 (d) 781
19. 19.A school has 117 boys and 100 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 150 (b) 140 (c) 284 (d) 217
20. 20.A library has 378 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 620 (b) 640 (c) 126 (d) 630
21. 21.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 112 (c) 113 (d) 122
22. 22.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 190 (b) 179 (c) 199 (d) 189
23. 23.A library has 447 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 549 (c) 559 (d) 345
24. 24.A library has 438 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 710 (c) 720 (d) 156
25. 25.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 125 (b) 145 (c) 135 (d) 136
26. 26.A library has 212 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 79 (b) 355 (c) 345 (d) 335
27. 27.A school has 159 boys and 247 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 259 (b) 553 (c) 249 (d) 406
28. 28.A library has 202 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 266 (b) 276 (c) 128 (d) 286
29. 29.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 263
30. 30.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 272
31. 31.A school has 262 boys and 230 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 492 (b) 442 (c) 542 (d) 432
32. 32.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 413 (b) 133 (c) 143 (d) 153
33. 33.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 62 (b) 338 (c) 358 (d) 348
34. 34.A library has 123 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 282 (c) 372 (d) 272
35. 35.A school has 101 boys and 148 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 106 (b) 392 (c) 96 (d) 249
36. 36.A school has 134 boys and 134 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 268 (b) 330 (c) 196 (d) 206
37. 37.A library has 463 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 508 (c) 528 (d) 518
38. 38.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 421 (b) 759 (c) 441 (d) 431
39. 39.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 740 (c) 130 (d) 120
40. 40.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 448 (b) 106 (c) 438 (d) 428

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