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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 434 · 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 204 boys and 219 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 492 (b) 423 (c) 354 (d) 344
  2. 2.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 474 (b) 494 (c) 484 (d) 966
  3. 3.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 111 (d) 265
  4. 4.A library has 369 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 677 (b) 687 (c) 667 (d) 61
  5. 5.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 841 (c) 437 (d) 447
  6. 6.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 310 (c) 330 (d) 320
  7. 7.A library has 228 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 534 (b) 544 (c) 644 (d) 554
  8. 8.A school has 189 boys and 181 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 370 (c) 298 (d) 308
  9. 9.A library has 207 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 34 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 370
  10. 10.A school has 106 boys and 287 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 463 (c) 323 (d) 393
  11. 11.A train has 671 passengers. At a station, 391 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 290 (c) 270 (d) 1062
  12. 12.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 276 (c) 296 (d) 286
  13. 13.A library has 191 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 404 (c) 394 (d) 494
  14. 14.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 332 (c) 202 (d) 322
  15. 15.A library has 280 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 629 (c) 719 (d) 619
  16. 16.A school has 182 boys and 126 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 308 (c) 156 (d) 166
  17. 17.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 378 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 407 (b) 1163 (c) 417 (d) 397
  18. 18.A school has 261 boys and 217 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 478
  19. 19.A library has 442 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 600 (b) 274 (c) 620 (d) 610
  20. 20.A library has 360 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 278 (b) 432 (c) 452 (d) 442
  21. 21.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 450 (b) 470 (c) 460 (d) 104
  22. 22.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 541 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1135 (b) 63 (c) 43 (d) 53
  23. 23.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 33 (c) 385 (d) 43
  24. 24.A library has 371 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 28 (b) 724 (c) 714 (d) 704
  25. 25.A train has 435 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 809 (b) 51 (c) 61 (d) 71
  26. 26.A school has 108 boys and 118 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 121 (c) 321 (d) 131
  27. 27.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 117
  28. 28.A school has 269 boys and 133 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 402 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 468
  29. 29.A library has 374 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 285 (b) 473 (c) 453 (d) 463
  30. 30.A school has 114 boys and 266 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 318 (c) 308 (d) 442
  31. 31.A library has 451 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 769 (b) 779 (c) 123 (d) 789
  32. 32.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 77 (b) 547 (c) 67 (d) 57
  33. 33.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 398 (c) 106 (d) 96
  34. 34.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 439 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 940
  35. 35.A school has 144 boys and 181 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 245 (c) 325 (d) 255
  36. 36.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 357 (b) 675 (c) 337 (d) 347
  37. 37.A library has 427 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 500 (c) 490 (d) 480
  38. 38.A library has 464 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 614 (b) 624 (c) 634 (d) 304
  39. 39.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 170 (c) 179 (d) 159
  40. 40.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 125 (b) 105 (c) 387 (d) 115

Answer key

  1. 354
  2. 484
  3. 275
  4. 677
  5. 447
  6. 320
  7. 544
  8. 308
  9. 380
  10. 323
  11. 280
  12. 286
  13. 394
  14. 322
  15. 619
  16. 166
  17. 407
  18. 403
  19. 610
  20. 442
  21. 460
  22. 53
  23. 43
  24. 714
  25. 61
  26. 131
  27. 127
  28. 336
  29. 463
  30. 318
  31. 779
  32. 67
  33. 96
  34. 62
  35. 255
  36. 347
  37. 490
  38. 624
  39. 169
  40. 115

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