Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 96 · 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 275 boys and 101 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 469 (d) 376
2. 2.A library has 209 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 137 (b) 271 (c) 291 (d) 281
3. 3.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 266 (c) 156 (d) 276
4. 4.A school has 169 boys and 200 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 369 (c) 250 (d) 240
5. 5.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 362 (c) 382 (d) 372
6. 6.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 454 (b) 168 (c) 178 (d) 188
7. 7.A school has 214 boys and 150 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 297 (b) 287 (c) 431 (d) 364
8. 8.A school has 142 boys and 273 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 348 (c) 472 (d) 358
9. 9.A train has 479 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 126 (c) 832 (d) 116
10. 10.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 734 (b) 176 (c) 156 (d) 166
11. 11.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 251 (c) 231 (d) 187
12. 12.A library has 298 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 243 (c) 363 (d) 353
13. 13.A library has 154 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 410 (c) 500 (d) 390
14. 14.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 409 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 851 (c) 23 (d) 33
15. 15.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 940 (b) 202 (c) 192 (d) 182
16. 16.A library has 470 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 645 (b) 625 (c) 635 (d) 305
17. 17.A library has 457 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 754 (b) 150 (c) 764 (d) 774
18. 18.A library has 271 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 194 (c) 338 (d) 348
19. 19.A library has 139 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 268 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 20
20. 20.A library has 144 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 356 (c) 376 (d) 466
21. 21.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 371 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 771 (b) 19 (c) 39 (d) 29
22. 22.A library has 123 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 438 (c) 458 (d) 448
23. 23.A train has 616 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 498 (b) 744 (c) 488 (d) 478
24. 24.A school has 252 boys and 194 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 383 (c) 446 (d) 393
25. 25.A school has 155 boys and 300 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 574 (c) 336 (d) 455
26. 26.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 421 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 986 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 134
27. 27.A farmer picks 303 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 567 (b) 29 (c) 49 (d) 39
28. 28.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 479 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 1067 (c) 109 (d) 99
29. 29.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 400 (b) 156 (c) 420 (d) 410
30. 30.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 108 (c) 98 (d) 538
31. 31.A library has 155 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 229 (d) 91
32. 32.A library has 440 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 313 (b) 557 (c) 567 (d) 577
33. 33.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 489 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 1109
34. 34.A library has 379 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 196 (b) 562 (c) 572 (d) 552
35. 35.A school has 177 boys and 110 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 168 (b) 406 (c) 287 (d) 158
36. 36.A school has 110 boys and 103 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 270 (c) 156 (d) 146
37. 37.A library has 286 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 52 (b) 520 (c) 510 (d) 530
38. 38.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 365 (b) 713 (c) 345 (d) 355
39. 39.A school has 169 boys and 171 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 340 (c) 261 (d) 409
40. 40.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 607 (b) 265 (c) 275 (d) 255

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