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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 595 · 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 167 boys and 244 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 555 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 411
  2. 2.A library has 175 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 326 (b) 34 (c) 306 (d) 316
  3. 3.A school has 106 boys and 196 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 201 (b) 403 (c) 191 (d) 302
  4. 4.A school has 233 boys and 166 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 399 (d) 449
  5. 5.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 484 (b) 1012 (c) 504 (d) 494
  6. 6.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 437 (c) 447 (d) 427
  7. 7.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 448 (b) 740 (c) 458 (d) 468
  8. 8.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 572 (c) 70 (d) 60
  9. 9.A library has 407 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 650 (b) 174 (c) 640 (d) 630
  10. 10.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 681 (b) 61 (c) 81 (d) 71
  11. 11.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 750 (b) 266 (c) 246 (d) 256
  12. 12.A library has 317 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 80 (c) 554 (d) 564
  13. 13.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 211 (c) 231 (d) 222
  14. 14.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 532 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1283 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 219
  15. 15.A library has 198 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 414 (c) 434 (d) 524
  16. 16.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 778 (b) 560 (c) 550 (d) 540
  17. 17.A library has 273 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 11 (b) 545 (c) 535 (d) 525
  18. 18.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 1060
  19. 19.A library has 179 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 497 (c) 507 (d) 607
  20. 20.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 214 (d) 334
  21. 21.A library has 134 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 438 (c) 338 (d) 328
  22. 22.A school has 125 boys and 165 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 290 (c) 153 (d) 163
  23. 23.A school has 117 boys and 293 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 410 (c) 267 (d) 257
  24. 24.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 157 (b) 503 (c) 147 (d) 167
  25. 25.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 409 (b) 389 (c) 11 (d) 399
  26. 26.A school has 262 boys and 275 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 383 (c) 681 (d) 393
  27. 27.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 516 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 19 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 1061
  28. 28.A library has 289 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 598 (c) 708 (d) 608
  29. 29.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 92 (b) 93 (c) 102 (d) 82
  30. 30.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 42 (b) 392 (c) 382 (d) 402
  31. 31.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 96 (c) 180 (d) 160
  32. 32.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 291 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 549
  33. 33.A school has 160 boys and 131 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 291 (c) 225 (d) 215
  34. 34.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 337 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 52 (c) 736 (d) 62
  35. 35.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 586 (b) 914 (c) 576 (d) 566
  36. 36.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 13 (c) 465 (d) 23
  37. 37.A farmer picks 348 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 189 (c) 497 (d) 199
  38. 38.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 350 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 848
  39. 39.A library has 378 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 538 (c) 548 (d) 208
  40. 40.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 356 (d) 602

Answer key

  1. 267
  2. 316
  3. 201
  4. 349
  5. 494
  6. 437
  7. 458
  8. 70
  9. 640
  10. 71
  11. 256
  12. 554
  13. 221
  14. 219
  15. 424
  16. 550
  17. 535
  18. 250
  19. 507
  20. 324
  21. 338
  22. 163
  23. 267
  24. 157
  25. 399
  26. 393
  27. 29
  28. 608
  29. 92
  30. 392
  31. 170
  32. 301
  33. 225
  34. 62
  35. 576
  36. 23
  37. 199
  38. 148
  39. 548
  40. 366

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