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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 64 · 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 train has 590 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 741 (d) 449
  2. 2.A school has 191 boys and 267 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 581 (c) 458 (d) 325
  3. 3.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 283 (c) 303 (d) 293
  4. 4.A school has 114 boys and 176 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 290 (b) 231 (c) 349 (d) 221
  5. 5.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 413 (b) 423 (c) 183 (d) 403
  6. 6.A library has 217 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 508 (b) 618 (c) 528 (d) 518
  7. 7.A library has 459 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 353 (c) 555 (d) 575
  8. 8.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 471 (b) 125 (c) 145 (d) 135
  9. 9.A school has 157 boys and 143 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 362 (b) 228 (c) 300 (d) 238
  10. 10.A school has 140 boys and 216 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 428 (b) 356 (c) 284 (d) 274
  11. 11.A school has 208 boys and 162 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 370 (c) 242 (d) 498
  12. 12.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 485
  13. 13.A school has 212 boys and 164 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 496 (c) 376 (d) 246
  14. 14.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 661 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 1456
  15. 15.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 44 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 404
  16. 16.A train has 428 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 620 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 246
  17. 17.A library has 452 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 543 (c) 361 (d) 553
  18. 18.A school has 250 boys and 106 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 495
  19. 19.A library has 207 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 646 (c) 546 (d) 556
  20. 20.A school has 186 boys and 165 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 351 (c) 471 (d) 231
  21. 21.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 598 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 161 (b) 181 (c) 1367 (d) 171
  22. 22.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 919 (b) 581 (c) 591 (d) 601
  23. 23.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 86 (d) 828
  24. 24.A farmer picks 414 mangoes on Monday and 298 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 712 (c) 126 (d) 116
  25. 25.A library has 394 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 510 (b) 268 (c) 520 (d) 530
  26. 26.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 55 (c) 553 (d) 65
  27. 27.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 345 (b) 955 (c) 355 (d) 365
  28. 28.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 163 (d) 219
  29. 29.A train has 726 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 1046 (d) 396
  30. 30.A school has 226 boys and 276 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 573 (c) 431 (d) 421
  31. 31.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 488 (b) 468 (c) 688 (d) 478
  32. 32.A library has 152 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 383 (c) 493 (d) 403
  33. 33.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 563 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 1180
  34. 34.A library has 480 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 703 (b) 693 (c) 267 (d) 683
  35. 35.A library has 415 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 726 (b) 104 (c) 716 (d) 736
  36. 36.A school has 200 boys and 130 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 330 (c) 213 (d) 223
  37. 37.A library has 381 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 254 (b) 508 (c) 498 (d) 518
  38. 38.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 138
  39. 39.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 404 (c) 664 (d) 394
  40. 40.A school has 288 boys and 278 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 667 (c) 455 (d) 465

Answer key

  1. 439
  2. 335
  3. 293
  4. 231
  5. 413
  6. 518
  7. 565
  8. 135
  9. 238
  10. 284
  11. 242
  12. 211
  13. 256
  14. 134
  15. 394
  16. 236
  17. 543
  18. 217
  19. 546
  20. 231
  21. 171
  22. 591
  23. 96
  24. 116
  25. 520
  26. 65
  27. 355
  28. 229
  29. 406
  30. 431
  31. 478
  32. 393
  33. 54
  34. 693
  35. 726
  36. 223
  37. 508
  38. 137
  39. 394
  40. 465

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