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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 308 · 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 522 passengers. At a station, 350 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 872
  2. 2.A school has 245 boys and 154 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 544 (c) 244 (d) 254
  3. 3.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 6
  4. 4.A library has 215 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 438 (c) 2 (d) 428
  5. 5.A library has 228 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 494 (c) 584 (d) 474
  6. 6.A library has 329 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 688 (c) 778 (d) 678
  7. 7.A train has 735 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 918 (c) 562 (d) 552
  8. 8.A farmer picks 415 mangoes on Monday and 350 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 765 (c) 55 (d) 75
  9. 9.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 409 (b) 389 (c) 399 (d) 73
  10. 10.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 774 (d) 238
  11. 11.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 265 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 81 (c) 601 (d) 71
  12. 12.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 54 (b) 1084 (c) 44 (d) 64
  13. 13.A library has 239 books. It buys 285 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 624 (b) 514 (c) 534 (d) 524
  14. 14.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 200
  15. 15.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 416 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
  16. 16.A farmer picks 327 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 57 (c) 67 (d) 587
  17. 17.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 873 (b) 611 (c) 621 (d) 631
  18. 18.A farmer picks 458 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 297 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 629
  19. 19.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 516 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 1136 (c) 104 (d) 94
  20. 20.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 255 (d) 23
  21. 21.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 384 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 947
  22. 22.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 698 (b) 266 (c) 246 (d) 256
  23. 23.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 520 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 1272 (c) 232 (d) 222
  24. 24.A library has 211 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 617 (c) 507 (d) 527
  25. 25.A library has 329 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 501 (c) 491 (d) 167
  26. 26.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 51 (b) 71 (c) 667 (d) 61
  27. 27.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 117 (c) 629 (d) 127
  28. 28.A library has 252 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 382 (c) 112 (d) 402
  29. 29.A school has 297 boys and 106 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 403 (c) 325 (d) 471
  30. 30.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 337 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 892 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 208
  31. 31.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 352 (c) 342 (d) 70
  32. 32.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 383 (c) 63 (d) 53
  33. 33.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 2 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 304
  34. 34.A library has 405 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 662 (b) 158 (c) 642 (d) 652
  35. 35.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 86 (b) 2 (c) 76 (d) 66
  36. 36.A farmer picks 423 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 216 (b) 640 (c) 196 (d) 206
  37. 37.A train has 513 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 881 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 135
  38. 38.A school has 110 boys and 249 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 285 (b) 423 (c) 295 (d) 359
  39. 39.A train has 499 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 609 (b) 399 (c) 389 (d) 379
  40. 40.A school has 289 boys and 187 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 585

Answer key

  1. 172
  2. 254
  3. 78
  4. 428
  5. 484
  6. 678
  7. 552
  8. 65
  9. 399
  10. 248
  11. 71
  12. 54
  13. 524
  14. 199
  15. 70
  16. 67
  17. 621
  18. 287
  19. 104
  20. 245
  21. 179
  22. 256
  23. 232
  24. 517
  25. 491
  26. 61
  27. 117
  28. 392
  29. 335
  30. 218
  31. 352
  32. 63
  33. 294
  34. 652
  35. 76
  36. 206
  37. 145
  38. 295
  39. 389
  40. 367

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