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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 170 · 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 farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 158 (b) 138 (c) 554 (d) 148
  2. 2.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 631 (d) 341
  3. 3.A library has 280 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 638 (b) 618 (c) 628 (d) 728
  4. 4.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 437 (b) 35 (c) 427 (d) 417
  5. 5.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 843 (b) 157 (c) 177 (d) 167
  6. 6.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 320
  7. 7.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 717 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 1497 (c) 53 (d) 63
  8. 8.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 509 (c) 703 (d) 489
  9. 9.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 383 (c) 193 (d) 183
  10. 10.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 250 (c) 260 (d) 736
  11. 11.A library has 210 books. It buys 79 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 299 (c) 131 (d) 289
  12. 12.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 313 (b) 95 (c) 323 (d) 303
  13. 13.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 23 (b) 157 (c) 167 (d) 177
  14. 14.A library has 403 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 494 (c) 514 (d) 504
  15. 15.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 689 (b) 423 (c) 433 (d) 413
  16. 16.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 61 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 72
  17. 17.A library has 162 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 322 (b) 12 (c) 302 (d) 312
  18. 18.A school has 105 boys and 149 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 151 (b) 254 (c) 161 (d) 347
  19. 19.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 357 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 365 (b) 385 (c) 1089 (d) 375
  20. 20.A farmer picks 387 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 221 (b) 563 (c) 211 (d) 201
  21. 21.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 123 (b) 132 (c) 122 (d) 112
  22. 22.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 238 (b) 228 (c) 512 (d) 248
  23. 23.A school has 204 boys and 246 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 450 (c) 377 (d) 513
  24. 24.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 256 (c) 246 (d) 247
  25. 25.A school has 161 boys and 116 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 332 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 277
  26. 26.A train has 622 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 817 (c) 427 (d) 437
  27. 27.A library has 425 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 717 (c) 143 (d) 707
  28. 28.A library has 477 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 367 (b) 577 (c) 587 (d) 597
  29. 29.A library has 377 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 305 (b) 439 (c) 459 (d) 449
  30. 30.A library has 414 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 523 (c) 533 (d) 305
  31. 31.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 607 (c) 65 (d) 75
  32. 32.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 103 (c) 93 (d) 643
  33. 33.A school has 188 boys and 260 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 375 (c) 448 (d) 385
  34. 34.A school has 174 boys and 184 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 495 (c) 358 (d) 211
  35. 35.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 192 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 380
  36. 36.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 262 (c) 66 (d) 252
  37. 37.A library has 260 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 583 (c) 683 (d) 573
  38. 38.A school has 265 boys and 180 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 445 (b) 585 (c) 305 (d) 295
  39. 39.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 449 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 259
  40. 40.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 181 (c) 191 (d) 409

Answer key

  1. 148
  2. 331
  3. 628
  4. 427
  5. 167
  6. 319
  7. 63
  8. 499
  9. 183
  10. 260
  11. 289
  12. 313
  13. 167
  14. 504
  15. 423
  16. 71
  17. 312
  18. 161
  19. 375
  20. 211
  21. 122
  22. 238
  23. 387
  24. 246
  25. 222
  26. 427
  27. 707
  28. 587
  29. 449
  30. 523
  31. 75
  32. 93
  33. 385
  34. 221
  35. 370
  36. 252
  37. 583
  38. 305
  39. 249
  40. 191

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