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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 413 · 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 282 boys and 251 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 585 (b) 533 (c) 471 (d) 481
  2. 2.A farmer picks 531 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 745 (b) 307 (c) 327 (d) 317
  3. 3.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 420 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 917 (b) 87 (c) 77 (d) 67
  4. 4.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 7 (b) 187 (c) 177 (d) 167
  5. 5.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 213 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 695 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 279
  6. 6.A library has 217 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 561 (b) 451 (c) 461 (d) 471
  7. 7.A school has 131 boys and 247 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 465 (d) 378
  8. 8.A school has 152 boys and 137 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 289 (c) 210 (d) 200
  9. 9.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 125 (b) 145 (c) 135 (d) 136
  10. 10.A library has 280 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 546 (c) 566 (d) 4
  11. 11.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 76 (c) 396 (d) 96
  12. 12.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 393 (b) 49 (c) 383 (d) 373
  13. 13.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 272 (d) 512
  14. 14.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 125
  15. 15.A train has 758 passengers. At a station, 658 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 90 (b) 110 (c) 1416 (d) 100
  16. 16.A library has 300 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 567 (c) 587 (d) 23
  17. 17.A school has 246 boys and 114 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 231 (b) 360 (c) 221 (d) 489
  18. 18.A farmer picks 322 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 624 (c) 10 (d) 30
  19. 19.A library has 409 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 495 (c) 485 (d) 475
  20. 20.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 472 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 984 (c) 30 (d) 50
  21. 21.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 487 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 109
  22. 22.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 608
  23. 23.A library has 318 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 476 (c) 150 (d) 486
  24. 24.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 487
  25. 25.A farmer picks 313 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 568 (d) 48
  26. 26.A school has 241 boys and 272 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 624 (c) 513 (d) 402
  27. 27.A library has 226 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 566 (c) 556 (d) 546
  28. 28.A school has 254 boys and 220 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 399 (c) 389 (d) 549
  29. 29.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 936 (c) 242 (d) 252
  30. 30.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 108
  31. 31.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1052 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 394
  32. 32.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 119 (b) 237 (c) 257 (d) 247
  33. 33.A farmer picks 376 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 228 (b) 248 (c) 514 (d) 238
  34. 34.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 144 (c) 330 (d) 340
  35. 35.A library has 171 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 505 (c) 405 (d) 395
  36. 36.A school has 297 boys and 181 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 478 (c) 613 (d) 333
  37. 37.A library has 443 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 276 (b) 610 (c) 600 (d) 620
  38. 38.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
  39. 39.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 421 (b) 431 (c) 695 (d) 441
  40. 40.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 105 (c) 94 (d) 114

Answer key

  1. 481
  2. 317
  3. 77
  4. 177
  5. 269
  6. 461
  7. 291
  8. 210
  9. 135
  10. 556
  11. 86
  12. 383
  13. 282
  14. 124
  15. 100
  16. 577
  17. 231
  18. 20
  19. 485
  20. 40
  21. 99
  22. 208
  23. 486
  24. 123
  25. 58
  26. 402
  27. 556
  28. 399
  29. 242
  30. 98
  31. 404
  32. 247
  33. 238
  34. 340
  35. 405
  36. 343
  37. 610
  38. 307
  39. 431
  40. 104

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