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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 115 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.A school has 161 boys and 213 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 522 (c) 374 (d) 216
  2. 2.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 597 (c) 405 (d) 385
  3. 3.A library has 136 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 373 (b) 463 (c) 353 (d) 363
  4. 4.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 445 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 71 (d) 951
  5. 5.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 460 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 1152 (c) 222 (d) 242
  6. 6.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 265 (d) 274
  7. 7.A school has 176 boys and 219 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 489 (c) 291 (d) 301
  8. 8.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 268 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 1186
  9. 9.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 330 (b) 350 (c) 712 (d) 340
  10. 10.A library has 171 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 291 (c) 61 (d) 281
  11. 11.A library has 244 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 396 (b) 376 (c) 102 (d) 386
  12. 12.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 95 (b) 106 (c) 115 (d) 105
  13. 13.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 670
  14. 14.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 220 (c) 320 (d) 340
  15. 15.A library has 310 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 647 (c) 627 (d) 737
  16. 16.A school has 267 boys and 108 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 449 (c) 291 (d) 375
  17. 17.A farmer picks 267 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 156 (d) 388
  18. 18.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 218 (c) 46 (d) 208
  19. 19.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 353 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 55
  20. 20.A library has 427 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 342 (b) 522 (c) 502 (d) 512
  21. 21.A library has 176 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 524 (c) 434 (d) 424
  22. 22.A school has 208 boys and 141 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 219 (c) 229 (d) 349
  23. 23.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 592 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 230
  24. 24.A train has 539 passengers. At a station, 416 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 133 (c) 113 (d) 955
  25. 25.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 90 (c) 100 (d) 110
  26. 26.A library has 249 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 584 (c) 684 (d) 574
  27. 27.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 333 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 185 (d) 861
  28. 28.A train has 447 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 796 (b) 108 (c) 88 (d) 98
  29. 29.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 391 (b) 79 (c) 59 (d) 69
  30. 30.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 107 (c) 593 (d) 87
  31. 31.A library has 289 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 573 (c) 593 (d) 683
  32. 32.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 305 (c) 163 (d) 285
  33. 33.A school has 225 boys and 177 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 402 (c) 272 (d) 282
  34. 34.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 595 (c) 181 (d) 201
  35. 35.A library has 122 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 210 (b) 24 (c) 220 (d) 230
  36. 36.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 471 (d) 207
  37. 37.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 384 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 818 (c) 60 (d) 40
  38. 38.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 486 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1084 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 122
  39. 39.A school has 168 boys and 164 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 332 (d) 394
  40. 40.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 252

Answer key

  1. 226
  2. 395
  3. 363
  4. 61
  5. 232
  6. 264
  7. 301
  8. 278
  9. 340
  10. 281
  11. 386
  12. 105
  13. 84
  14. 330
  15. 637
  16. 301
  17. 146
  18. 208
  19. 55
  20. 512
  21. 424
  22. 229
  23. 220
  24. 123
  25. 100
  26. 584
  27. 195
  28. 98
  29. 69
  30. 97
  31. 583
  32. 295
  33. 282
  34. 191
  35. 220
  36. 217
  37. 50
  38. 112
  39. 270
  40. 330

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