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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 159 · 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 164 boys and 149 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 373 (c) 243 (d) 253
  2. 2.A library has 133 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 419 (c) 399 (d) 409
  3. 3.A library has 131 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 190 (d) 62
  4. 4.A library has 419 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 467 (c) 477 (d) 361
  5. 5.A train has 631 passengers. At a station, 458 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 183 (c) 163 (d) 1089
  6. 6.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 166 (c) 175 (d) 155
  7. 7.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 168 (c) 266 (d) 256
  8. 8.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 226
  9. 9.A library has 454 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 253 (b) 655 (c) 665 (d) 645
  10. 10.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 764
  11. 11.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 272 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 496 (b) 506 (c) 1050 (d) 516
  12. 12.A school has 157 boys and 192 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 205 (c) 349 (d) 215
  13. 13.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 318 (b) 298 (c) 668 (d) 308
  14. 14.A school has 102 boys and 151 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 253 (c) 108 (d) 118
  15. 15.A library has 213 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 506 (c) 606 (d) 496
  16. 16.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 227
  17. 17.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 43 (b) 54 (c) 63 (d) 53
  18. 18.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 305 (b) 921 (c) 315 (d) 325
  19. 19.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 279 (b) 289 (c) 269 (d) 767
  20. 20.A library has 206 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 605 (c) 515 (d) 495
  21. 21.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 769 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 149
  22. 22.A school has 148 boys and 168 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 316 (c) 246 (d) 256
  23. 23.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 322 (c) 232 (d) 332
  24. 24.A farmer picks 500 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 266 (d) 744
  25. 25.A train has 627 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 454 (b) 444 (c) 434 (d) 810
  26. 26.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 635 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 129 (c) 1389 (d) 119
  27. 27.A library has 136 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 497 (c) 387 (d) 407
  28. 28.A library has 280 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 69 (c) 491 (d) 501
  29. 29.A farmer picks 589 mangoes on Monday and 395 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 984 (c) 184 (d) 204
  30. 30.A library has 343 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 490 (b) 500 (c) 510 (d) 186
  31. 31.A train has 475 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 836
  32. 32.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 187 (b) 197 (c) 675 (d) 207
  33. 33.A library has 207 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 404 (c) 394 (d) 10
  34. 34.A school has 165 boys and 268 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 277 (c) 579 (d) 287
  35. 35.A library has 371 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 162 (c) 590 (d) 580
  36. 36.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 255 (c) 275 (d) 33
  37. 37.A train has 592 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 430 (b) 440 (c) 420 (d) 754
  38. 38.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 899 (b) 225 (c) 205 (d) 215
  39. 39.A library has 424 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 100 (b) 738 (c) 748 (d) 758
  40. 40.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 522 (d) 214

Answer key

  1. 253
  2. 409
  3. 200
  4. 477
  5. 173
  6. 165
  7. 266
  8. 226
  9. 655
  10. 288
  11. 506
  12. 215
  13. 308
  14. 118
  15. 506
  16. 237
  17. 53
  18. 315
  19. 279
  20. 505
  21. 159
  22. 256
  23. 322
  24. 256
  25. 444
  26. 119
  27. 397
  28. 491
  29. 194
  30. 500
  31. 114
  32. 197
  33. 404
  34. 287
  35. 580
  36. 265
  37. 430
  38. 215
  39. 748
  40. 204

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