Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 982 · 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 library has 328 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 559 (c) 549 (d) 97
2. 2.A farmer picks 224 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 408 (d) 50
3. 3.A school has 251 boys and 139 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 503 (c) 267 (d) 277
4. 4.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 358 (b) 338 (c) 348 (d) 84
5. 5.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 274 (c) 273 (d) 263
6. 6.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 686 (b) 86 (c) 106 (d) 96
7. 7.A library has 247 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 563 (c) 573 (d) 673
8. 8.A school has 168 boys and 170 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 338
9. 9.A library has 474 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 782 (b) 802 (c) 156 (d) 792
10. 10.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 138 (c) 314 (d) 304
11. 11.A farmer picks 519 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 647 (b) 401 (c) 381 (d) 391
12. 12.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 279 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 629
13. 13.A library has 159 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 532 (c) 432 (d) 422
14. 14.A school has 227 boys and 209 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 436 (c) 358 (d) 368
15. 15.A library has 133 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 379 (c) 279 (d) 289
16. 16.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 95 (c) 447 (d) 105
17. 17.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 295 (c) 306 (d) 315
18. 18.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 168 (c) 178 (d) 169
19. 19.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 352 (b) 342 (c) 106 (d) 362
20. 20.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 395 (b) 375 (c) 1025 (d) 385
21. 21.A school has 287 boys and 119 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 406 (b) 327 (c) 485 (d) 317
22. 22.A library has 275 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 75 (b) 465 (c) 475 (d) 485
23. 23.A library has 189 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 260 (b) 118 (c) 250 (d) 270
24. 24.A library has 421 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 683 (b) 673 (c) 159 (d) 693
25. 25.A library has 307 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 436 (c) 416 (d) 188
26. 26.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 521
27. 27.A farmer picks 540 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 429 (b) 661 (c) 419 (d) 409
28. 28.A train has 582 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 453 (b) 711 (c) 463 (d) 443
29. 29.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 726
30. 30.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 578 (c) 90 (d) 100
31. 31.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 420 (c) 400 (d) 722
32. 32.A school has 147 boys and 241 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 388 (d) 534
33. 33.A library has 268 books. It buys 103 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 371 (b) 165 (c) 361 (d) 381
34. 34.A library has 403 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 469 (b) 479 (c) 489 (d) 327
35. 35.A library has 161 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 355 (c) 445 (d) 345
36. 36.A school has 290 boys and 239 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 369 (c) 529 (d) 679
37. 37.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 255 (c) 275 (d) 265
38. 38.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 32 (b) 396 (c) 376 (d) 386
39. 39.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 999 (c) 119 (d) 109
40. 40.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 172 (c) 162 (d) 92

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