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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 492 · 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 502 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 854 (b) 140 (c) 160 (d) 150
  2. 2.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 315 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 716 (c) 96 (d) 76
  3. 3.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 577 (b) 189 (c) 209 (d) 199
  4. 4.A school has 238 boys and 220 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 548 (c) 368 (d) 358
  5. 5.A train has 485 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 859 (c) 121 (d) 111
  6. 6.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 458 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 178
  7. 7.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 237 (c) 247 (d) 227
  8. 8.A school has 206 boys and 191 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 524 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 397
  9. 9.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 223 (c) 233 (d) 234
  10. 10.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1103 (b) 143 (c) 163 (d) 153
  11. 11.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 360 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 902 (b) 172 (c) 182 (d) 192
  12. 12.A library has 272 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 211 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 323
  13. 13.A train has 500 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 711 (b) 299 (c) 279 (d) 289
  14. 14.A school has 108 boys and 126 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 171 (b) 234 (c) 287 (d) 181
  15. 15.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 221 (b) 513 (c) 241 (d) 231
  16. 16.A school has 298 boys and 289 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 675 (c) 587 (d) 499
  17. 17.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 388 (b) 378 (c) 750 (d) 398
  18. 18.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 387
  19. 19.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 136 (c) 116 (d) 558
  20. 20.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 155 (d) 166
  21. 21.A library has 275 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 633 (b) 623 (c) 613 (d) 723
  22. 22.A library has 368 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 194 (b) 552 (c) 542 (d) 532
  23. 23.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 352 (c) 118 (d) 98
  24. 24.A library has 291 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 156 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 436
  25. 25.A library has 185 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 353 (b) 333 (c) 27 (d) 343
  26. 26.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 54 (d) 380
  27. 27.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 831 (b) 387 (c) 367 (d) 377
  28. 28.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 215 (c) 585 (d) 225
  29. 29.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 416 (b) 64 (c) 54 (d) 44
  30. 30.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 709 (b) 281 (c) 261 (d) 271
  31. 31.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 86 (c) 410 (d) 430
  32. 32.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 37
  33. 33.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 107 (c) 839 (d) 117
  34. 34.A school has 240 boys and 108 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 473 (c) 213 (d) 223
  35. 35.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 74 (b) 366 (c) 386 (d) 376
  36. 36.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 744 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 278
  37. 37.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 633 (b) 181 (c) 191 (d) 201
  38. 38.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 445 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 981 (c) 81 (d) 91
  39. 39.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 205
  40. 40.A school has 196 boys and 138 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 249 (c) 334 (d) 239

Answer key

  1. 150
  2. 86
  3. 199
  4. 368
  5. 111
  6. 178
  7. 237
  8. 270
  9. 233
  10. 153
  11. 182
  12. 333
  13. 289
  14. 181
  15. 231
  16. 499
  17. 388
  18. 163
  19. 126
  20. 165
  21. 623
  22. 542
  23. 108
  24. 426
  25. 343
  26. 64
  27. 377
  28. 215
  29. 54
  30. 271
  31. 420
  32. 47
  33. 117
  34. 223
  35. 376
  36. 268
  37. 191
  38. 91
  39. 195
  40. 249

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