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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 383 · 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 farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 536 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 46 (d) 1108
  2. 2.A school has 230 boys and 260 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 399 (c) 490 (d) 581
  3. 3.A school has 249 boys and 207 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 567 (b) 345 (c) 335 (d) 456
  4. 4.A school has 110 boys and 287 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 546 (c) 397 (d) 248
  5. 5.A school has 207 boys and 115 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 322 (c) 232 (d) 402
  6. 6.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 779
  7. 7.A school has 164 boys and 163 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 327 (c) 259 (d) 269
  8. 8.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 8 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 222
  9. 9.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 355 (d) 727
  10. 10.A school has 290 boys and 236 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 618 (b) 434 (c) 424 (d) 526
  11. 11.A school has 270 boys and 116 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 386 (d) 480
  12. 12.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 265 (c) 245 (d) 255
  13. 13.A school has 246 boys and 215 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 351 (c) 561 (d) 361
  14. 14.A library has 252 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 528 (c) 548 (d) 638
  15. 15.A train has 730 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1140 (b) 310 (c) 330 (d) 320
  16. 16.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 311 (c) 321 (d) 235
  17. 17.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 743 (c) 71 (d) 81
  18. 18.A library has 322 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 205 (b) 429 (c) 449 (d) 439
  19. 19.A library has 388 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 179 (b) 597 (c) 607 (d) 587
  20. 20.A library has 135 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 266 (d) 14
  21. 21.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 743 (b) 347 (c) 357 (d) 337
  22. 22.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 258 (c) 248 (d) 268
  23. 23.A school has 169 boys and 106 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 336 (c) 275 (d) 214
  24. 24.A school has 278 boys and 120 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 398 (c) 254 (d) 264
  25. 25.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 450 (c) 238 (d) 248
  26. 26.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 202
  27. 27.A school has 161 boys and 165 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 326 (c) 175 (d) 185
  28. 28.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 473 (c) 119 (d) 109
  29. 29.A library has 394 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 459 (d) 339
  30. 30.A school has 147 boys and 232 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 256 (c) 502 (d) 246
  31. 31.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 214 (d) 223
  32. 32.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 206
  33. 33.A library has 175 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 237 (b) 103 (c) 257 (d) 247
  34. 34.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 760 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 394
  35. 35.A library has 174 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 363
  36. 36.A school has 132 boys and 187 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 205 (b) 195 (c) 433 (d) 319
  37. 37.A school has 129 boys and 206 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 216 (b) 335 (c) 226 (d) 444
  38. 38.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 440
  39. 39.A library has 377 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 47 (b) 717 (c) 697 (d) 707
  40. 40.A school has 224 boys and 120 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 344 (c) 292 (d) 282

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 399
  3. 345
  4. 248
  5. 242
  6. 75
  7. 269
  8. 212
  9. 365
  10. 434
  11. 292
  12. 255
  13. 361
  14. 538
  15. 320
  16. 321
  17. 81
  18. 439
  19. 597
  20. 256
  21. 347
  22. 258
  23. 214
  24. 264
  25. 248
  26. 192
  27. 185
  28. 109
  29. 449
  30. 256
  31. 213
  32. 196
  33. 247
  34. 384
  35. 353
  36. 205
  37. 226
  38. 114
  39. 707
  40. 292

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