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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 305 · 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 240 boys and 262 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 555 (c) 439 (d) 449
  2. 2.A train has 694 passengers. At a station, 599 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 95 (b) 1293 (c) 85 (d) 105
  3. 3.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 731 (c) 311 (d) 301
  4. 4.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 883 (b) 109 (c) 89 (d) 99
  5. 5.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 161 (b) 151 (c) 651 (d) 171
  6. 6.A farmer picks 510 mangoes on Monday and 442 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 952 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 68
  7. 7.A school has 196 boys and 220 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 494 (b) 416 (c) 338 (d) 328
  8. 8.A library has 328 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 573 (b) 553 (c) 563 (d) 93
  9. 9.A school has 173 boys and 271 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 576 (b) 302 (c) 312 (d) 444
  10. 10.A farmer picks 268 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 131 (c) 141 (d) 121
  11. 11.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 326
  12. 12.A library has 236 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 357 (b) 377 (c) 367 (d) 105
  13. 13.A farmer picks 420 mangoes on Monday and 327 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 747 (c) 93 (d) 103
  14. 14.A library has 357 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 161 (c) 553 (d) 563
  15. 15.A library has 155 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 46 (c) 254 (d) 264
  16. 16.A library has 323 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 576 (c) 80 (d) 566
  17. 17.A library has 310 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 466 (c) 154 (d) 476
  18. 18.A library has 129 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 455 (c) 445 (d) 465
  19. 19.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 61 (b) 127 (c) 107 (d) 117
  20. 20.A library has 439 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 350 (b) 518 (c) 538 (d) 528
  21. 21.A library has 347 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 234 (c) 450 (d) 470
  22. 22.A library has 245 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 106 (b) 384 (c) 394 (d) 374
  23. 23.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 214 (c) 204 (d) 428
  24. 24.A school has 129 boys and 192 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 185 (b) 447 (c) 195 (d) 321
  25. 25.A library has 196 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 356 (d) 26
  26. 26.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 170 (c) 240 (d) 230
  27. 27.A library has 420 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 615 (c) 605 (d) 235
  28. 28.A library has 206 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 120 (d) 302
  29. 29.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 275 (c) 149 (d) 265
  30. 30.A school has 164 boys and 112 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 160 (c) 382 (d) 170
  31. 31.A farmer picks 294 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 550 (c) 28 (d) 48
  32. 32.A library has 323 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 626 (c) 636 (d) 20
  33. 33.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 467 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 201
  34. 34.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 907 (d) 367
  35. 35.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 91 (c) 803 (d) 101
  36. 36.A library has 127 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 448 (c) 438 (d) 458
  37. 37.A library has 305 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 176 (b) 424 (c) 444 (d) 434
  38. 38.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 405 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 917 (d) 107
  39. 39.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 236 (d) 225
  40. 40.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 239 (d) 248

Answer key

  1. 449
  2. 95
  3. 311
  4. 99
  5. 161
  6. 68
  7. 338
  8. 563
  9. 312
  10. 131
  11. 336
  12. 367
  13. 93
  14. 553
  15. 264
  16. 566
  17. 466
  18. 455
  19. 117
  20. 528
  21. 460
  22. 384
  23. 204
  24. 195
  25. 366
  26. 240
  27. 605
  28. 292
  29. 265
  30. 170
  31. 38
  32. 626
  33. 191
  34. 357
  35. 101
  36. 448
  37. 434
  38. 107
  39. 235
  40. 238

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