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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 185 · 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 234 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 105 (b) 95 (c) 115 (d) 363
  2. 2.A school has 107 boys and 268 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 375 (c) 323 (d) 427
  3. 3.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 820
  4. 4.A library has 154 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 301 (d) 17
  5. 5.A library has 462 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 295 (b) 619 (c) 639 (d) 629
  6. 6.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 331 (b) 817 (c) 321 (d) 311
  7. 7.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 423 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 876 (c) 40 (d) 30
  8. 8.A school has 157 boys and 174 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 255 (c) 397 (d) 265
  9. 9.A school has 104 boys and 106 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 150 (b) 210 (c) 270 (d) 140
  10. 10.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1040 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 276
  11. 11.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 86 (c) 96 (d) 672
  12. 12.A farmer picks 432 mangoes on Monday and 391 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 823 (b) 51 (c) 31 (d) 41
  13. 13.A library has 270 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 695 (b) 595 (c) 605 (d) 585
  14. 14.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 676 (c) 228 (d) 238
  15. 15.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 376 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 365
  16. 16.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 725
  17. 17.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 668 (b) 416 (c) 436 (d) 426
  18. 18.A school has 237 boys and 188 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 303 (c) 547 (d) 425
  19. 19.A library has 261 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 677 (b) 587 (c) 577 (d) 567
  20. 20.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1039 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 383
  21. 21.A train has 379 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 141 (c) 121 (d) 627
  22. 22.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 21 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 173
  23. 23.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 204 (c) 194 (d) 214
  24. 24.A library has 166 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 459 (b) 449 (c) 559 (d) 469
  25. 25.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 499
  26. 26.A library has 223 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 450 (b) 460 (c) 470 (d) 560
  27. 27.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 647 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 289
  28. 28.A train has 448 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 646 (d) 250
  29. 29.A train has 666 passengers. At a station, 539 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1205 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 117
  30. 30.A library has 221 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 650 (b) 560 (c) 540 (d) 550
  31. 31.A library has 233 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 589 (c) 679 (d) 579
  32. 32.A library has 216 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 512 (c) 522 (d) 612
  33. 33.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 241 (c) 251 (d) 185
  34. 34.A library has 397 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 534 (c) 514 (d) 270
  35. 35.A farmer picks 407 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 539 (d) 265
  36. 36.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 57 (c) 1121 (d) 77
  37. 37.A library has 446 books. It buys 255 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 691 (b) 711 (c) 191 (d) 701
  38. 38.A farmer picks 594 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 710 (b) 488 (c) 468 (d) 478
  39. 39.A school has 149 boys and 166 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 382 (c) 248 (d) 315
  40. 40.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 854 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 346

Answer key

  1. 105
  2. 323
  3. 80
  4. 291
  5. 629
  6. 321
  7. 30
  8. 265
  9. 150
  10. 266
  11. 86
  12. 41
  13. 595
  14. 228
  15. 375
  16. 385
  17. 426
  18. 303
  19. 577
  20. 393
  21. 131
  22. 163
  23. 204
  24. 459
  25. 235
  26. 460
  27. 279
  28. 250
  29. 127
  30. 550
  31. 579
  32. 512
  33. 251
  34. 524
  35. 275
  36. 67
  37. 701
  38. 478
  39. 248
  40. 356

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