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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 447 · 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 709 passengers. At a station, 402 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1111 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
  2. 2.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 442 (c) 98 (d) 88
  3. 3.A train has 436 passengers. At a station, 340 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 776 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 86
  4. 4.A school has 196 boys and 106 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 226 (c) 302 (d) 236
  5. 5.A library has 311 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 179 (b) 443 (c) 453 (d) 433
  6. 6.A school has 123 boys and 181 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 304 (c) 174 (d) 184
  7. 7.A library has 188 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 338 (c) 348 (d) 38
  8. 8.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 323 (c) 255 (d) 313
  9. 9.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 271 (c) 261 (d) 489
  10. 10.A library has 408 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 461 (c) 355 (d) 451
  11. 11.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 161 (c) 221 (d) 231
  12. 12.A farmer picks 322 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 592 (c) 42 (d) 62
  13. 13.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 91 (d) 195
  14. 14.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 132 (c) 123 (d) 122
  15. 15.A library has 192 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 485 (c) 575 (d) 465
  16. 16.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 932
  17. 17.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 309 (b) 319 (c) 139 (d) 299
  18. 18.A library has 180 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 70
  19. 19.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 60 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 210
  20. 20.A library has 227 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 346 (b) 98 (c) 356 (d) 366
  21. 21.A school has 294 boys and 233 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 527 (c) 411 (d) 643
  22. 22.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 448 (c) 86 (d) 66
  23. 23.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 112 (c) 298 (d) 318
  24. 24.A school has 124 boys and 240 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 364 (c) 297 (d) 307
  25. 25.A school has 277 boys and 222 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 428 (c) 570 (d) 499
  26. 26.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 308 (c) 319 (d) 318
  27. 27.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 115 (c) 95 (d) 105
  28. 28.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 503 (c) 229 (d) 239
  29. 29.A library has 459 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 811 (b) 801 (c) 791 (d) 117
  30. 30.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 255 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 647
  31. 31.A farmer picks 410 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 182 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 628
  32. 32.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 695 (c) 53 (d) 33
  33. 33.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 340 (d) 351
  34. 34.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 416 (b) 668 (c) 396 (d) 406
  35. 35.A school has 172 boys and 292 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 524 (c) 394 (d) 404
  36. 36.A school has 216 boys and 102 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 417 (c) 209 (d) 219
  37. 37.A school has 294 boys and 228 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 631 (b) 522 (c) 403 (d) 413
  38. 38.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
  39. 39.A library has 180 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 387 (b) 497 (c) 397 (d) 407
  40. 40.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 285 (b) 533 (c) 305 (d) 295

Answer key

  1. 307
  2. 98
  3. 96
  4. 236
  5. 443
  6. 184
  7. 338
  8. 313
  9. 261
  10. 461
  11. 221
  12. 52
  13. 205
  14. 122
  15. 475
  16. 248
  17. 309
  18. 290
  19. 200
  20. 356
  21. 411
  22. 76
  23. 308
  24. 307
  25. 428
  26. 318
  27. 105
  28. 229
  29. 801
  30. 245
  31. 192
  32. 43
  33. 350
  34. 406
  35. 404
  36. 219
  37. 413
  38. 186
  39. 397
  40. 295

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