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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 476 · 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.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 262 (c) 252 (d) 253
  2. 2.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 97 (c) 169 (d) 179
  3. 3.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 119 (c) 395 (d) 415
  4. 4.A library has 128 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 219 (b) 27 (c) 229 (d) 239
  5. 5.A school has 121 boys and 135 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 256
  6. 6.A library has 269 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 346 (b) 366 (c) 182 (d) 356
  7. 7.A train has 730 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 544 (c) 906 (d) 554
  8. 8.A library has 315 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 451 (c) 461 (d) 169
  9. 9.A school has 105 boys and 100 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 205 (b) 286 (c) 124 (d) 114
  10. 10.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 109
  11. 11.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 870 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 68
  12. 12.A school has 203 boys and 119 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 233 (c) 401 (d) 322
  13. 13.A school has 178 boys and 205 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 531 (c) 235 (d) 225
  14. 14.A school has 117 boys and 286 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 340 (c) 456 (d) 403
  15. 15.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 190 (b) 56 (c) 210 (d) 200
  16. 16.A school has 118 boys and 299 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 513 (c) 311 (d) 417
  17. 17.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 198 (c) 188 (d) 178
  18. 18.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 540 (b) 322 (c) 302 (d) 312
  19. 19.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 364 (b) 74 (c) 54 (d) 64
  20. 20.A farmer picks 268 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 380 (c) 166 (d) 156
  21. 21.A library has 262 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 110 (c) 414 (d) 404
  22. 22.A train has 528 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 170 (c) 150 (d) 896
  23. 23.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 544 (b) 312 (c) 302 (d) 292
  24. 24.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 290 (c) 310 (d) 301
  25. 25.A farmer picks 407 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 741 (c) 73 (d) 83
  26. 26.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 274 (c) 284 (d) 264
  27. 27.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 34 (c) 634 (d) 44
  28. 28.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 22 (b) 300 (c) 290 (d) 280
  29. 29.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 749
  30. 30.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 294 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 42 (b) 630 (c) 32 (d) 52
  31. 31.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 791 (b) 389 (c) 409 (d) 399
  32. 32.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 19
  33. 33.A school has 294 boys and 206 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 443 (c) 557 (d) 433
  34. 34.A school has 149 boys and 192 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 215 (c) 225 (d) 457
  35. 35.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 323 (c) 855 (d) 303
  36. 36.A library has 338 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 649 (b) 639 (c) 629 (d) 37
  37. 37.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 176
  38. 38.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 22 (c) 224 (d) 234
  39. 39.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 330 (c) 320 (d) 310
  40. 40.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 974 (b) 584 (c) 574 (d) 564

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 169
  3. 405
  4. 229
  5. 156
  6. 356
  7. 554
  8. 461
  9. 124
  10. 267
  11. 68
  12. 243
  13. 235
  14. 350
  15. 200
  16. 321
  17. 188
  18. 312
  19. 64
  20. 156
  21. 414
  22. 160
  23. 302
  24. 300
  25. 73
  26. 274
  27. 44
  28. 290
  29. 77
  30. 42
  31. 399
  32. 109
  33. 443
  34. 225
  35. 313
  36. 639
  37. 186
  38. 234
  39. 320
  40. 574

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