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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 215 · 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 library has 440 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 653 (b) 663 (c) 673 (d) 217
  2. 2.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 287 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 396 (b) 376 (c) 386 (d) 960
  3. 3.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 340 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 897 (d) 207
  4. 4.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 81 (b) 91 (c) 5 (d) 101
  5. 5.A school has 165 boys and 131 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 141 (b) 441 (c) 151 (d) 296
  6. 6.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 296 (c) 285 (d) 295
  7. 7.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 735 (d) 107
  8. 8.A library has 192 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 561 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 451
  9. 9.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 95 (c) 105 (d) 115
  10. 10.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 829 (c) 161 (d) 151
  11. 11.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 205 (c) 194 (d) 214
  12. 12.A school has 252 boys and 189 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 494 (d) 441
  13. 13.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 156 (b) 322 (c) 342 (d) 332
  14. 14.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 372
  15. 15.A train has 683 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 288 (b) 1088 (c) 278 (d) 268
  16. 16.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 478 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 14
  17. 17.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 166 (c) 290 (d) 280
  18. 18.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 245 (d) 91
  19. 19.A library has 127 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 456 (c) 476 (d) 466
  20. 20.A farmer picks 591 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 772 (b) 410 (c) 420 (d) 400
  21. 21.A school has 137 boys and 152 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 289 (c) 342 (d) 236
  22. 22.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 425 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 1089
  23. 23.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 431
  24. 24.A school has 207 boys and 206 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 550
  25. 25.A farmer picks 510 mangoes on Monday and 410 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 920 (c) 110 (d) 100
  26. 26.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 57 (b) 217 (c) 227 (d) 237
  27. 27.A train has 667 passengers. At a station, 479 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 188 (c) 1146 (d) 178
  28. 28.A train has 740 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 411 (b) 401 (c) 421 (d) 1069
  29. 29.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 16 (c) 192 (d) 202
  30. 30.A library has 457 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 356 (c) 548 (d) 568
  31. 31.A library has 135 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 197 (b) 83 (c) 177 (d) 187
  32. 32.A school has 193 boys and 280 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 584 (c) 362 (d) 473
  33. 33.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 137 (b) 117 (c) 127 (d) 819
  34. 34.A school has 192 boys and 212 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 487 (c) 404 (d) 311
  35. 35.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 466 (b) 920 (c) 486 (d) 476
  36. 36.A library has 311 books. It buys 297 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 598 (c) 608 (d) 618
  37. 37.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 127
  38. 38.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 14 (b) 210 (c) 200 (d) 190
  39. 39.A school has 218 boys and 136 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 440 (c) 258 (d) 268
  40. 40.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 904 (c) 380 (d) 390

Answer key

  1. 663
  2. 386
  3. 217
  4. 91
  5. 151
  6. 295
  7. 97
  8. 461
  9. 105
  10. 151
  11. 204
  12. 388
  13. 332
  14. 82
  15. 278
  16. 24
  17. 280
  18. 235
  19. 466
  20. 410
  21. 236
  22. 239
  23. 159
  24. 276
  25. 100
  26. 227
  27. 188
  28. 411
  29. 202
  30. 558
  31. 187
  32. 362
  33. 127
  34. 321
  35. 476
  36. 608
  37. 117
  38. 200
  39. 268
  40. 380

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