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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 422 · 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 278 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 172 (c) 394 (d) 152
  2. 2.A school has 112 boys and 264 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 376 (c) 313 (d) 303
  3. 3.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 539
  4. 4.A library has 154 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 391
  5. 5.A school has 149 boys and 106 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 167 (c) 255 (d) 343
  6. 6.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 110 (b) 36 (c) 130 (d) 120
  7. 7.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 95 (b) 105 (c) 9 (d) 115
  8. 8.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 132
  9. 9.A library has 186 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 430
  10. 10.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 615 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 1362 (c) 122 (d) 142
  11. 11.A school has 157 boys and 103 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 331
  12. 12.A library has 412 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 540 (c) 284 (d) 530
  13. 13.A school has 258 boys and 281 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 539 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 638
  14. 14.A school has 206 boys and 173 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 297 (c) 287 (d) 379
  15. 15.A farmer picks 471 mangoes on Monday and 434 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 905 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 47
  16. 16.A school has 244 boys and 162 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 512 (c) 290 (d) 406
  17. 17.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 465 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 149
  18. 18.A library has 336 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 158 (c) 504 (d) 514
  19. 19.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 97
  20. 20.A library has 165 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 424 (c) 414 (d) 434
  21. 21.A library has 331 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 678 (c) 768 (d) 658
  22. 22.A library has 346 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 494 (c) 504 (d) 188
  23. 23.A school has 297 boys and 282 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 579 (c) 632 (d) 526
  24. 24.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 522 (d) 10
  25. 25.A library has 225 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 494 (c) 474 (d) 584
  26. 26.A school has 268 boys and 146 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 275 (c) 414 (d) 553
  27. 27.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 60
  28. 28.A library has 196 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 368 (c) 378 (d) 388
  29. 29.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 430 (d) 36
  30. 30.A library has 175 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 216 (b) 124 (c) 236 (d) 226
  31. 31.A library has 189 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 3 (c) 385 (d) 365
  32. 32.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 420 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 986 (d) 156
  33. 33.A train has 723 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 431 (b) 421 (c) 441 (d) 1015
  34. 34.A library has 279 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 420 (b) 430 (c) 138 (d) 410
  35. 35.A school has 156 boys and 294 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 552 (b) 450 (c) 338 (d) 348
  36. 36.A library has 238 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 596 (c) 486 (d) 496
  37. 37.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 411 (b) 67 (c) 431 (d) 421
  38. 38.A library has 282 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 703 (c) 603 (d) 613
  39. 39.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 727 (c) 145 (d) 165
  40. 40.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 596 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 1291 (c) 89 (d) 99

Answer key

  1. 162
  2. 313
  3. 99
  4. 381
  5. 167
  6. 120
  7. 105
  8. 122
  9. 440
  10. 132
  11. 189
  12. 540
  13. 440
  14. 297
  15. 37
  16. 300
  17. 159
  18. 514
  19. 87
  20. 424
  21. 668
  22. 504
  23. 526
  24. 20
  25. 484
  26. 275
  27. 314
  28. 378
  29. 26
  30. 226
  31. 375
  32. 146
  33. 431
  34. 420
  35. 348
  36. 496
  37. 421
  38. 603
  39. 155
  40. 99

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