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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 278 · 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 134 boys and 106 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 374
  2. 2.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 327 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 854 (d) 210
  3. 3.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 159 (c) 139 (d) 149
  4. 4.A library has 309 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 431 (c) 177 (d) 441
  5. 5.A library has 469 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 643 (b) 295 (c) 653 (d) 633
  6. 6.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 722 (b) 242 (c) 222 (d) 232
  7. 7.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 465 (b) 455 (c) 475 (d) 765
  8. 8.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 907 (c) 143 (d) 133
  9. 9.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 465 (b) 77 (c) 485 (d) 475
  10. 10.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 196 (c) 205 (d) 195
  11. 11.A school has 132 boys and 239 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 371 (d) 516
  12. 12.A train has 651 passengers. At a station, 461 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1112 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 200
  13. 13.A train has 596 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 444 (b) 738 (c) 454 (d) 464
  14. 14.A school has 198 boys and 274 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 422 (c) 472 (d) 412
  15. 15.A library has 188 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 488 (d) 398
  16. 16.A school has 105 boys and 106 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 211
  17. 17.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 642
  18. 18.A library has 190 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 486 (c) 476 (d) 496
  19. 19.A farmer picks 468 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 833
  20. 20.A library has 467 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 167 (b) 767 (c) 757 (d) 777
  21. 21.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 520 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 61 (c) 51 (d) 1091
  22. 22.A school has 130 boys and 167 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 164 (b) 420 (c) 174 (d) 297
  23. 23.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 193 (c) 192 (d) 202
  24. 24.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 497 (b) 487 (c) 87 (d) 477
  25. 25.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 291 (b) 281 (c) 553 (d) 301
  26. 26.A train has 631 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 389 (b) 409 (c) 399 (d) 863
  27. 27.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 264 (c) 254 (d) 255
  28. 28.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 506 (c) 36 (d) 26
  29. 29.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 49 (c) 587 (d) 69
  30. 30.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1143 (b) 457 (c) 437 (d) 447
  31. 31.A library has 121 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 178 (b) 54 (c) 188 (d) 198
  32. 32.A library has 451 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 597 (c) 577 (d) 587
  33. 33.A farmer picks 556 mangoes on Monday and 301 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 265 (b) 857 (c) 245 (d) 255
  34. 34.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 10
  35. 35.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 565 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 1239
  36. 36.A library has 229 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 563 (c) 573 (d) 673
  37. 37.A train has 614 passengers. At a station, 489 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 125 (b) 1103 (c) 135 (d) 115
  38. 38.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 583 (d) 23
  39. 39.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 62 (c) 312 (d) 322
  40. 40.A library has 369 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 692 (b) 682 (c) 56 (d) 672

Answer key

  1. 106
  2. 200
  3. 149
  4. 441
  5. 643
  6. 232
  7. 465
  8. 143
  9. 475
  10. 195
  11. 226
  12. 190
  13. 454
  14. 422
  15. 388
  16. 79
  17. 30
  18. 486
  19. 103
  20. 767
  21. 51
  22. 174
  23. 192
  24. 487
  25. 291
  26. 399
  27. 254
  28. 36
  29. 59
  30. 447
  31. 188
  32. 587
  33. 255
  34. 384
  35. 109
  36. 573
  37. 125
  38. 33
  39. 322
  40. 682

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