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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 259 · 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 161 boys and 199 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 434 (c) 276 (d) 286
  2. 2.A library has 330 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 392 (c) 412 (d) 258
  3. 3.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 200 (c) 210 (d) 594
  4. 4.A library has 474 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 535 (b) 525 (c) 423 (d) 515
  5. 5.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 402 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 908 (b) 94 (c) 114 (d) 104
  6. 6.A library has 424 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 692 (b) 166 (c) 672 (d) 682
  7. 7.A train has 324 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 209 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 429
  8. 8.A library has 179 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 460
  9. 9.A school has 280 boys and 300 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 580 (b) 698 (c) 452 (d) 462
  10. 10.A school has 118 boys and 200 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 318 (c) 242 (d) 252
  11. 11.A library has 227 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 351 (c) 93 (d) 371
  12. 12.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 96 (b) 116 (c) 107 (d) 106
  13. 13.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 578 (d) 166
  14. 14.A library has 300 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 622 (c) 732 (d) 632
  15. 15.A library has 268 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 215 (d) 311
  16. 16.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 696
  17. 17.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 376 (c) 96 (d) 116
  18. 18.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 62 (c) 412 (d) 422
  19. 19.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 190 (c) 360 (d) 350
  20. 20.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 599 (b) 73 (c) 63 (d) 83
  21. 21.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 285 (c) 275 (d) 286
  22. 22.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 186 (c) 195 (d) 175
  23. 23.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 373 (b) 363 (c) 383 (d) 609
  24. 24.A library has 130 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 507 (c) 407 (d) 417
  25. 25.A library has 453 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 560 (c) 550 (d) 346
  26. 26.A library has 132 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 454 (d) 344
  27. 27.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 198 (c) 334 (d) 324
  28. 28.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 458 (b) 438 (c) 448 (d) 116
  29. 29.A train has 402 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 722 (b) 72 (c) 92 (d) 82
  30. 30.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 355 (c) 99 (d) 89
  31. 31.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 565 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 221 (c) 211 (d) 1341
  32. 32.A school has 272 boys and 232 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 504 (d) 557
  33. 33.A library has 126 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 28 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 214
  34. 34.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 913 (b) 485 (c) 495 (d) 475
  35. 35.A library has 195 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 113 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 287
  36. 36.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 656 (d) 184
  37. 37.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 121 (c) 111 (d) 131
  38. 38.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 148 (c) 138 (d) 590
  39. 39.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 801 (c) 97 (d) 87
  40. 40.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 391 (c) 381 (d) 371

Answer key

  1. 286
  2. 402
  3. 200
  4. 525
  5. 104
  6. 682
  7. 219
  8. 360
  9. 462
  10. 252
  11. 361
  12. 106
  13. 176
  14. 632
  15. 321
  16. 228
  17. 106
  18. 412
  19. 360
  20. 73
  21. 285
  22. 185
  23. 373
  24. 407
  25. 560
  26. 354
  27. 334
  28. 448
  29. 82
  30. 99
  31. 211
  32. 451
  33. 224
  34. 485
  35. 277
  36. 194
  37. 121
  38. 148
  39. 97
  40. 381

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