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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 136 · 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 116 boys and 187 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 303 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 422
  2. 2.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 330 (b) 560 (c) 340 (d) 350
  3. 3.A library has 191 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 273 (c) 293 (d) 283
  4. 4.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 424 (b) 658 (c) 434 (d) 414
  5. 5.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 656 (d) 252
  6. 6.A school has 160 boys and 263 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 423 (c) 487 (d) 349
  7. 7.A train has 548 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 760 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 346
  8. 8.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 271 (c) 261 (d) 262
  9. 9.A library has 157 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 379 (c) 369 (d) 469
  10. 10.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 244 (c) 235 (d) 234
  11. 11.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 136 (c) 860 (d) 146
  12. 12.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 687 (b) 273 (c) 253 (d) 263
  13. 13.A library has 293 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 153 (b) 443 (c) 423 (d) 433
  14. 14.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 57 (c) 193 (d) 203
  15. 15.A library has 247 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 362 (b) 342 (c) 142 (d) 352
  16. 16.A library has 254 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 627 (c) 517 (d) 527
  17. 17.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 257 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 638 (d) 114
  18. 18.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 466 (b) 476 (c) 116 (d) 486
  19. 19.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 409 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 854 (c) 36 (d) 26
  20. 20.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 524 (c) 72 (d) 62
  21. 21.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 255 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 305 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 825
  22. 22.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 500
  23. 23.A school has 291 boys and 102 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 393 (c) 292 (d) 302
  24. 24.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 290 (b) 280 (c) 300 (d) 504
  25. 25.A school has 213 boys and 298 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 632 (b) 380 (c) 511 (d) 390
  26. 26.A train has 645 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 781 (c) 519 (d) 509
  27. 27.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 277 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 795 (d) 231
  28. 28.A library has 449 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 168 (c) 740 (d) 720
  29. 29.A school has 152 boys and 201 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 225 (c) 471 (d) 235
  30. 30.A library has 191 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 340 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 52
  31. 31.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 502
  32. 32.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 451 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 947 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 55
  33. 33.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 650 (d) 296
  34. 34.A library has 149 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 206 (b) 92 (c) 196 (d) 216
  35. 35.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1020 (b) 140 (c) 130 (d) 150
  36. 36.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 936
  37. 37.A library has 348 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 121 (c) 575 (d) 585
  38. 38.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 353 (c) 373 (d) 363
  39. 39.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 976
  40. 40.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 72 (d) 564

Answer key

  1. 184
  2. 340
  3. 283
  4. 424
  5. 242
  6. 359
  7. 336
  8. 261
  9. 369
  10. 234
  11. 146
  12. 263
  13. 433
  14. 203
  15. 352
  16. 527
  17. 124
  18. 476
  19. 36
  20. 62
  21. 315
  22. 20
  23. 302
  24. 290
  25. 390
  26. 509
  27. 241
  28. 730
  29. 235
  30. 330
  31. 136
  32. 45
  33. 286
  34. 206
  35. 140
  36. 360
  37. 575
  38. 363
  39. 64
  40. 82

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