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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 591 · 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 156 boys and 169 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 263 (c) 273 (d) 325
  2. 2.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 259 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 183 (c) 193 (d) 711
  3. 3.A library has 285 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 598 (c) 698 (d) 608
  4. 4.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 15 (c) 341 (d) 361
  5. 5.A school has 235 boys and 215 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 450
  6. 6.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 561 (c) 21 (d) 31
  7. 7.A school has 182 boys and 101 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 190 (c) 376 (d) 180
  8. 8.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 208
  9. 9.A school has 235 boys and 291 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 620 (b) 422 (c) 526 (d) 432
  10. 10.A library has 195 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 510 (c) 620 (d) 520
  11. 11.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 575 (b) 61 (c) 71 (d) 81
  12. 12.A library has 202 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 535 (b) 625 (c) 525 (d) 515
  13. 13.A library has 352 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 657 (c) 37 (d) 677
  14. 14.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 298 (c) 318 (d) 98
  15. 15.A library has 400 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 494 (c) 504 (d) 296
  16. 16.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 288 (b) 566 (c) 278 (d) 268
  17. 17.A library has 218 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 32 (c) 404 (d) 394
  18. 18.A library has 398 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 309 (c) 497 (d) 477
  19. 19.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 495
  20. 20.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 844 (b) 312 (c) 302 (d) 292
  21. 21.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 339 (c) 99 (d) 89
  22. 22.A library has 205 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 267 (b) 287 (c) 133 (d) 277
  23. 23.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 397 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 861 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 67
  24. 24.A school has 267 boys and 300 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 567 (c) 713 (d) 421
  25. 25.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 436 (b) 426 (c) 446 (d) 716
  26. 26.A train has 465 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 869 (b) 71 (c) 51 (d) 61
  27. 27.A farmer picks 417 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 259 (b) 269 (c) 565 (d) 279
  28. 28.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 395 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 128 (c) 148 (d) 928
  29. 29.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 100 (c) 364 (d) 354
  30. 30.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 329 (b) 339 (c) 319 (d) 59
  31. 31.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 687 (c) 161 (d) 151
  32. 32.A library has 236 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 572 (c) 482 (d) 462
  33. 33.A library has 386 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 142 (b) 640 (c) 620 (d) 630
  34. 34.A school has 134 boys and 263 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 469 (c) 325 (d) 315
  35. 35.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 268 (c) 259 (d) 258
  36. 36.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 357 (b) 619 (c) 347 (d) 337
  37. 37.A library has 405 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 523 (c) 297 (d) 513
  38. 38.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 68 (c) 122 (d) 132
  39. 39.A library has 217 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 308 (b) 288 (c) 136 (d) 298
  40. 40.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70

Answer key

  1. 273
  2. 193
  3. 598
  4. 351
  5. 372
  6. 21
  7. 190
  8. 218
  9. 432
  10. 520
  11. 71
  12. 525
  13. 667
  14. 308
  15. 504
  16. 278
  17. 404
  18. 487
  19. 109
  20. 302
  21. 99
  22. 277
  23. 67
  24. 421
  25. 436
  26. 61
  27. 269
  28. 138
  29. 354
  30. 329
  31. 161
  32. 472
  33. 630
  34. 325
  35. 258
  36. 347
  37. 513
  38. 132
  39. 298
  40. 80

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