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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 70 · 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 599 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 277 (c) 931 (d) 257
  2. 2.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 671 (c) 239 (d) 249
  3. 3.A school has 224 boys and 299 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 523 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 620
  4. 4.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 293 (b) 283 (c) 303 (d) 89
  5. 5.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 140 (b) 254 (c) 274 (d) 264
  6. 6.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 160
  7. 7.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 717 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 219
  8. 8.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 446 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 982 (d) 80
  9. 9.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 575 (b) 943 (c) 555 (d) 565
  10. 10.A library has 151 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 321 (c) 341 (d) 331
  11. 11.A school has 122 boys and 200 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 322 (c) 180 (d) 190
  12. 12.A farmer picks 416 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 267 (b) 277 (c) 257 (d) 565
  13. 13.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 61 (b) 103 (c) 113 (d) 123
  14. 14.A library has 455 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 180 (c) 720 (d) 740
  15. 15.A library has 326 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 373 (c) 269 (d) 383
  16. 16.A school has 258 boys and 101 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 432
  17. 17.A library has 458 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 336 (c) 590 (d) 570
  18. 18.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 334 (c) 4 (d) 354
  19. 19.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 601
  20. 20.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 560 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 248
  21. 21.A library has 382 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 287 (c) 467 (d) 487
  22. 22.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 1012 (c) 108 (d) 128
  23. 23.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 169 (c) 189 (d) 179
  24. 24.A library has 441 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 591 (c) 571 (d) 301
  25. 25.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 139 (c) 119 (d) 393
  26. 26.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 214
  27. 27.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 538 (c) 116 (d) 126
  28. 28.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 275
  29. 29.A school has 138 boys and 123 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 150 (c) 261 (d) 140
  30. 30.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 89 (b) 31 (c) 79 (d) 69
  31. 31.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 661 (b) 123 (c) 103 (d) 113
  32. 32.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 466 (b) 446 (c) 456 (d) 104
  33. 33.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 134 (c) 154 (d) 145
  34. 34.A library has 337 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 80 (b) 604 (c) 584 (d) 594
  35. 35.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 603 (b) 77 (c) 67 (d) 87
  36. 36.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 394 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 177 (b) 187 (c) 965 (d) 167
  37. 37.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 20
  38. 38.A library has 335 books. It buys 79 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 256
  39. 39.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 629 (c) 53 (d) 73
  40. 40.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 160 (c) 140 (d) 151

Answer key

  1. 267
  2. 249
  3. 426
  4. 293
  5. 264
  6. 159
  7. 229
  8. 90
  9. 565
  10. 331
  11. 190
  12. 267
  13. 113
  14. 730
  15. 383
  16. 286
  17. 580
  18. 344
  19. 387
  20. 238
  21. 477
  22. 118
  23. 179
  24. 581
  25. 129
  26. 204
  27. 126
  28. 265
  29. 150
  30. 79
  31. 113
  32. 456
  33. 144
  34. 594
  35. 77
  36. 177
  37. 90
  38. 414
  39. 63
  40. 150

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