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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 261 · 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 271 boys and 141 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 514 (c) 300 (d) 310
  2. 2.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 667 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 1456
  3. 3.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 729 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 145
  4. 4.A school has 175 boys and 156 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 331 (c) 181 (d) 191
  5. 5.A library has 158 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 415 (c) 425 (d) 525
  6. 6.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 51 (c) 395 (d) 61
  7. 7.A library has 341 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 224 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 448
  8. 8.A school has 259 boys and 144 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 403 (b) 489 (c) 307 (d) 317
  9. 9.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 503 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1135 (b) 119 (c) 129 (d) 139
  10. 10.A school has 234 boys and 232 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 525 (b) 466 (c) 407 (d) 397
  11. 11.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 165
  12. 12.A school has 266 boys and 143 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 546 (c) 409 (d) 272
  13. 13.A school has 225 boys and 276 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 570 (b) 501 (c) 422 (d) 432
  14. 14.A school has 161 boys and 125 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 361 (b) 286 (c) 201 (d) 211
  15. 15.A school has 234 boys and 283 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 604 (b) 517 (c) 420 (d) 430
  16. 16.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 540 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 52
  17. 17.A school has 200 boys and 192 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 514 (d) 392
  18. 18.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 248 (c) 259 (d) 258
  19. 19.A school has 285 boys and 128 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 545 (c) 413 (d) 281
  20. 20.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 417 (b) 739 (c) 397 (d) 407
  21. 21.A school has 137 boys and 207 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 344 (b) 458 (c) 230 (d) 220
  22. 22.A school has 199 boys and 270 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 469 (c) 370 (d) 568
  23. 23.A library has 338 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 205 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 481
  24. 24.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 502 (c) 138 (d) 148
  25. 25.A school has 287 boys and 138 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 488 (c) 362 (d) 352
  26. 26.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 61
  27. 27.A school has 269 boys and 174 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 589 (b) 443 (c) 297 (d) 287
  28. 28.A library has 122 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 511
  29. 29.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 257 (b) 735 (c) 277 (d) 267
  30. 30.A school has 299 boys and 116 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 292 (b) 538 (c) 282 (d) 415
  31. 31.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 552 (d) 20
  32. 32.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 222 (c) 242 (d) 232
  33. 33.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 348 (c) 76 (d) 338
  34. 34.A library has 347 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 452 (d) 252
  35. 35.A school has 104 boys and 129 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 125 (b) 233 (c) 135 (d) 331
  36. 36.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 671 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 189
  37. 37.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 729 (b) 523 (c) 503 (d) 513
  38. 38.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 294
  39. 39.A farmer picks 556 mangoes on Monday and 376 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 932
  40. 40.A library has 358 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 537 (c) 189 (d) 527

Answer key

  1. 310
  2. 122
  3. 135
  4. 191
  5. 425
  6. 61
  7. 458
  8. 317
  9. 129
  10. 407
  11. 164
  12. 272
  13. 432
  14. 211
  15. 430
  16. 62
  17. 270
  18. 258
  19. 281
  20. 407
  21. 230
  22. 370
  23. 471
  24. 148
  25. 362
  26. 235
  27. 297
  28. 411
  29. 267
  30. 292
  31. 30
  32. 232
  33. 338
  34. 442
  35. 135
  36. 179
  37. 513
  38. 293
  39. 180
  40. 527

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