Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 938 · 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 248 boys and 147 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 543 (b) 395 (c) 237 (d) 247
2. 2.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 260 (c) 240 (d) 251
3. 3.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 625 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1409 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 169
4. 4.A school has 118 boys and 106 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 86 (b) 362 (c) 224 (d) 76
5. 5.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 287 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 619
6. 6.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 313 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 304
7. 7.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 225 (b) 721 (c) 215 (d) 235
8. 8.A farmer picks 414 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 204 (b) 214 (c) 194 (d) 624
9. 9.A library has 386 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 189 (c) 593 (d) 573
10. 10.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 89 (b) 79 (c) 80 (d) 69
11. 11.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 202 (c) 292 (d) 282
12. 12.A school has 128 boys and 293 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 499 (c) 421 (d) 333
13. 13.A library has 268 books. It buys 225 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 483 (c) 503 (d) 493
14. 14.A library has 275 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 417 (c) 397 (d) 143
15. 15.A farmer picks 326 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 52 (c) 590 (d) 62
16. 16.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 296
17. 17.A library has 147 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 428 (b) 318 (c) 328 (d) 338
18. 18.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 474 (b) 484 (c) 464 (d) 684
19. 19.A library has 336 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 274 (c) 388 (d) 398
20. 20.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 425 (d) 103
21. 21.A school has 139 boys and 218 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 475 (c) 357 (d) 229
22. 22.A library has 428 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 510 (c) 500 (d) 490
23. 23.A school has 281 boys and 222 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 419 (c) 503 (d) 577
24. 24.A school has 134 boys and 123 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 257 (c) 135 (d) 125
25. 25.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 567 (c) 91 (d) 101
26. 26.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 271
27. 27.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 2 (b) 52 (c) 42 (d) 32
28. 28.A library has 458 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 657 (c) 637 (d) 647
29. 29.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 176 (c) 234 (d) 244
30. 30.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 188 (c) 472 (d) 208
31. 31.A library has 239 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 153 (b) 325 (c) 335 (d) 315
32. 32.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 633 (b) 133 (c) 153 (d) 143
33. 33.A library has 451 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 602 (c) 290 (d) 612
34. 34.A library has 182 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 389 (b) 489 (c) 399 (d) 379
35. 35.A train has 402 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 218
36. 36.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 293 (b) 579 (c) 283 (d) 303
37. 37.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 110 (b) 101 (c) 90 (d) 100
38. 38.A library has 272 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 648 (c) 538 (d) 548
39. 39.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 326 (c) 317 (d) 316
40. 40.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 288 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 20

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