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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 576 · 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 294 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 184 (b) 414 (c) 174 (d) 164
  2. 2.A school has 239 boys and 293 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 597 (b) 457 (c) 467 (d) 532
  3. 3.A library has 166 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 452 (c) 552 (d) 442
  4. 4.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 43 (c) 401 (d) 53
  5. 5.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 431
  6. 6.A train has 347 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 545 (d) 149
  7. 7.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 235 (c) 215 (d) 225
  8. 8.A school has 235 boys and 267 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 426 (c) 578 (d) 416
  9. 9.A school has 300 boys and 127 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 570 (c) 274 (d) 284
  10. 10.A library has 202 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 34 (c) 380 (d) 370
  11. 11.A school has 142 boys and 121 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 403 (c) 123 (d) 113
  12. 12.A farmer picks 526 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 287 (b) 755 (c) 307 (d) 297
  13. 13.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 446 (b) 58 (c) 466 (d) 456
  14. 14.A school has 133 boys and 118 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 156 (b) 146 (c) 251 (d) 346
  15. 15.A school has 203 boys and 277 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 480 (c) 389 (d) 571
  16. 16.A school has 232 boys and 255 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 580 (b) 487 (c) 384 (d) 394
  17. 17.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 593
  18. 18.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 257 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 745 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 241
  19. 19.A school has 157 boys and 155 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 249 (b) 312 (c) 259 (d) 365
  20. 20.A library has 208 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 509 (c) 619 (d) 529
  21. 21.A school has 254 boys and 177 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 280 (b) 290 (c) 431 (d) 572
  22. 22.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 423 (c) 195 (d) 215
  23. 23.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 989 (b) 305 (c) 315 (d) 295
  24. 24.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 189 (d) 178
  25. 25.A train has 395 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 684
  26. 26.A library has 286 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 165 (c) 407 (d) 417
  27. 27.A library has 331 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 467 (c) 457 (d) 205
  28. 28.A school has 116 boys and 268 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 384 (d) 497
  29. 29.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 268 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 810 (c) 264 (d) 274
  30. 30.A school has 104 boys and 186 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 290 (c) 197 (d) 207
  31. 31.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 372 (b) 70 (c) 362 (d) 352
  32. 32.A school has 161 boys and 170 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 253 (c) 409 (d) 331
  33. 33.A library has 250 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 504 (c) 494 (d) 6
  34. 34.A library has 240 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 187 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 303
  35. 35.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 898 (b) 100 (c) 80 (d) 90
  36. 36.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 160 (c) 140 (d) 18
  37. 37.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 592
  38. 38.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 90 (c) 384 (d) 100
  39. 39.A school has 300 boys and 246 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 660 (c) 422 (d) 546
  40. 40.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 71 (b) 273 (c) 283 (d) 263

Answer key

  1. 174
  2. 467
  3. 452
  4. 53
  5. 159
  6. 149
  7. 225
  8. 426
  9. 284
  10. 370
  11. 123
  12. 297
  13. 456
  14. 156
  15. 389
  16. 394
  17. 89
  18. 231
  19. 259
  20. 519
  21. 290
  22. 205
  23. 305
  24. 188
  25. 106
  26. 407
  27. 457
  28. 271
  29. 274
  30. 207
  31. 362
  32. 253
  33. 494
  34. 293
  35. 90
  36. 150
  37. 250
  38. 100
  39. 432
  40. 273

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