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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 741 · 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 250 boys and 263 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 644 (b) 372 (c) 513 (d) 382
  2. 2.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 91 (d) 90
  3. 3.A library has 353 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 81 (b) 625 (c) 615 (d) 635
  4. 4.A library has 235 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 317 (c) 327 (d) 337
  5. 5.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 262
  6. 6.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 352 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 28
  7. 7.A farmer picks 362 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 571 (b) 153 (c) 143 (d) 163
  8. 8.A school has 230 boys and 284 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 640
  9. 9.A library has 271 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 180 (b) 372 (c) 352 (d) 362
  10. 10.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 105 (b) 405 (c) 85 (d) 95
  11. 11.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 473 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 1027 (c) 81 (d) 71
  12. 12.A library has 198 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 340 (b) 350 (c) 46 (d) 360
  13. 13.A school has 177 boys and 169 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 346 (c) 260 (d) 422
  14. 14.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 293 (d) 623
  15. 15.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 480 (b) 812 (c) 470 (d) 460
  16. 16.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 363 (d) 67
  17. 17.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 216 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 227
  18. 18.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 306 (c) 316 (d) 317
  19. 19.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 25 (d) 331
  20. 20.A library has 147 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 484 (c) 504 (d) 494
  21. 21.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 139 (c) 391 (d) 381
  22. 22.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 496
  23. 23.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 164 (b) 468 (c) 174 (d) 154
  24. 24.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 137 (c) 147 (d) 481
  25. 25.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 259 (b) 677 (c) 279 (d) 269
  26. 26.A library has 233 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 323 (c) 313 (d) 333
  27. 27.A library has 180 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 427 (c) 417 (d) 517
  28. 28.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1068 (b) 484 (c) 474 (d) 464
  29. 29.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 55 (d) 621
  30. 30.A school has 221 boys and 211 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 497 (c) 367 (d) 357
  31. 31.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 599 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1374 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 166
  32. 32.A library has 417 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 656 (c) 168 (d) 666
  33. 33.A library has 392 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 146 (b) 648 (c) 628 (d) 638
  34. 34.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 70
  35. 35.A library has 121 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 504 (c) 414 (d) 404
  36. 36.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 157 (b) 381 (c) 391 (d) 401
  37. 37.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 200
  38. 38.A library has 158 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 68
  39. 39.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 221 (c) 211 (d) 201
  40. 40.A library has 157 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 4 (b) 300 (c) 310 (d) 320

Answer key

  1. 382
  2. 90
  3. 625
  4. 327
  5. 252
  6. 342
  7. 153
  8. 388
  9. 362
  10. 95
  11. 81
  12. 350
  13. 270
  14. 283
  15. 470
  16. 77
  17. 226
  18. 316
  19. 321
  20. 494
  21. 391
  22. 94
  23. 164
  24. 137
  25. 269
  26. 323
  27. 417
  28. 474
  29. 55
  30. 367
  31. 176
  32. 666
  33. 638
  34. 322
  35. 404
  36. 391
  37. 199
  38. 248
  39. 211
  40. 310

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