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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 292 · 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 train has 599 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 865 (b) 343 (c) 323 (d) 333
  2. 2.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 436 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 339 (b) 359 (c) 349 (d) 1221
  3. 3.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 630 (b) 352 (c) 342 (d) 362
  4. 4.A school has 136 boys and 117 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 253 (b) 108 (c) 388 (d) 118
  5. 5.A library has 361 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 684 (b) 28 (c) 704 (d) 694
  6. 6.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 455 (b) 81 (c) 475 (d) 465
  7. 7.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 397 (b) 105 (c) 417 (d) 407
  8. 8.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 160 (c) 170 (d) 90
  9. 9.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1002 (b) 566 (c) 556 (d) 576
  10. 10.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 95 (c) 85 (d) 343
  11. 11.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 783 (b) 267 (c) 287 (d) 277
  12. 12.A library has 371 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 562 (b) 552 (c) 180 (d) 572
  13. 13.A school has 255 boys and 213 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 591 (b) 468 (c) 335 (d) 345
  14. 14.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 37 (c) 341 (d) 361
  15. 15.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 192 (c) 440 (d) 182
  16. 16.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 365 (c) 355 (d) 345
  17. 17.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 524
  18. 18.A school has 143 boys and 235 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 489 (d) 378
  19. 19.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 784 (b) 98 (c) 108 (d) 118
  20. 20.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 104 (c) 372 (d) 362
  21. 21.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 135 (d) 134
  22. 22.A library has 242 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 670 (c) 570 (d) 560
  23. 23.A school has 110 boys and 230 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 460
  24. 24.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 379 (c) 91 (d) 81
  25. 25.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 876 (c) 410 (d) 390
  26. 26.A school has 222 boys and 141 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 363
  27. 27.A library has 246 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 691 (b) 581 (c) 601 (d) 591
  28. 28.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 574 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 1199 (d) 41
  29. 29.A train has 671 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 348 (b) 1004 (c) 338 (d) 328
  30. 30.A school has 173 boys and 274 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 447 (c) 511 (d) 383
  31. 31.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 405 (c) 813 (d) 395
  32. 32.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 461 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 1076 (c) 144 (d) 154
  33. 33.A library has 232 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 517 (c) 607 (d) 507
  34. 34.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 483 (b) 157 (c) 137 (d) 147
  35. 35.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 391 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 85
  36. 36.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 439 (c) 189 (d) 199
  37. 37.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 391 (c) 627 (d) 401
  38. 38.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 212 (c) 500 (d) 192
  39. 39.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 365 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 858
  40. 40.A library has 342 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 248 (c) 436 (d) 446

Answer key

  1. 333
  2. 349
  3. 352
  4. 118
  5. 694
  6. 465
  7. 407
  8. 170
  9. 566
  10. 85
  11. 277
  12. 562
  13. 345
  14. 351
  15. 192
  16. 355
  17. 226
  18. 267
  19. 108
  20. 372
  21. 134
  22. 570
  23. 220
  24. 81
  25. 400
  26. 236
  27. 591
  28. 51
  29. 338
  30. 383
  31. 405
  32. 154
  33. 507
  34. 147
  35. 95
  36. 189
  37. 391
  38. 202
  39. 128
  40. 436

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