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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 157 · 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 129 boys and 255 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 308 (c) 384 (d) 298
  2. 2.A school has 137 boys and 281 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 544
  3. 3.A farmer picks 333 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 466 (b) 200 (c) 190 (d) 210
  4. 4.A train has 485 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 837 (c) 123 (d) 133
  5. 5.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 403 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 47
  6. 6.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 960 (b) 392 (c) 402 (d) 382
  7. 7.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 589 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1311 (b) 143 (c) 133 (d) 123
  8. 8.A library has 264 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 521 (c) 17 (d) 501
  9. 9.A school has 170 boys and 283 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 453 (b) 515 (c) 391 (d) 381
  10. 10.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 231 (c) 315 (d) 325
  11. 11.A farmer picks 376 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 157 (d) 605
  12. 12.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 662
  13. 13.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 738 (c) 152 (d) 142
  14. 14.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 410 (c) 430 (d) 66
  15. 15.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 39
  16. 16.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 904 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 260
  17. 17.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 520 (c) 140 (d) 150
  18. 18.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 278 (c) 289 (d) 288
  19. 19.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 311 (c) 321 (d) 331
  20. 20.A school has 264 boys and 256 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 618 (b) 520 (c) 412 (d) 422
  21. 21.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 513 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 81 (d) 1117
  22. 22.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 100
  23. 23.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 610 (b) 260 (c) 280 (d) 270
  24. 24.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 884 (b) 564 (c) 554 (d) 574
  25. 25.A farmer picks 570 mangoes on Monday and 266 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 294 (d) 836
  26. 26.A library has 183 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 501 (c) 591 (d) 481
  27. 27.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 75 (d) 341
  28. 28.A library has 392 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 665 (b) 109 (c) 685 (d) 675
  29. 29.A library has 145 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 348 (c) 338 (d) 328
  30. 30.A school has 185 boys and 109 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 294 (c) 219 (d) 369
  31. 31.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 191
  32. 32.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 441 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 934 (b) 42 (c) 62 (d) 52
  33. 33.A school has 238 boys and 216 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 298 (c) 600 (d) 454
  34. 34.A library has 209 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 385 (c) 365 (d) 375
  35. 35.A school has 187 boys and 166 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 448 (c) 258 (d) 248
  36. 36.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 184 (d) 472
  37. 37.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 420 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1015 (b) 185 (c) 165 (d) 175
  38. 38.A school has 110 boys and 167 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 277
  39. 39.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 411 (b) 401 (c) 391 (d) 179
  40. 40.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 205 (d) 443

Answer key

  1. 308
  2. 292
  3. 200
  4. 133
  5. 37
  6. 392
  7. 133
  8. 511
  9. 391
  10. 325
  11. 147
  12. 216
  13. 152
  14. 420
  15. 317
  16. 250
  17. 150
  18. 288
  19. 321
  20. 422
  21. 91
  22. 99
  23. 270
  24. 564
  25. 304
  26. 491
  27. 331
  28. 675
  29. 338
  30. 219
  31. 247
  32. 52
  33. 308
  34. 375
  35. 258
  36. 194
  37. 175
  38. 199
  39. 401
  40. 215

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