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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 743 · 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 140 boys and 294 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 487 (c) 434 (d) 381
  2. 2.A school has 282 boys and 145 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 527 (c) 317 (d) 327
  3. 3.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 687 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 203
  4. 4.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 223 (c) 222 (d) 232
  5. 5.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 80 (c) 260 (d) 240
  6. 6.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 665
  7. 7.A school has 155 boys and 297 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 555 (c) 349 (d) 452
  8. 8.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 60 (c) 190 (d) 180
  9. 9.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 274 (b) 264 (c) 265 (d) 254
  10. 10.A school has 133 boys and 189 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 230 (c) 322 (d) 220
  11. 11.A school has 117 boys and 265 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 382
  12. 12.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 446 (b) 132 (c) 456 (d) 436
  13. 13.A school has 236 boys and 195 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 379 (c) 431 (d) 369
  14. 14.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 138 (d) 256
  15. 15.A library has 315 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 181 (c) 459 (d) 439
  16. 16.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 375
  17. 17.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 670 (c) 54 (d) 74
  18. 18.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 343 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 164 (b) 154 (c) 144 (d) 840
  19. 19.A library has 220 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 40 (c) 410 (d) 400
  20. 20.A school has 245 boys and 122 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 443 (b) 291 (c) 367 (d) 281
  21. 21.A school has 127 boys and 165 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 402 (b) 172 (c) 292 (d) 182
  22. 22.A library has 254 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 591 (c) 601 (d) 701
  23. 23.A library has 404 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 468 (c) 330 (d) 478
  24. 24.A library has 148 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 320 (b) 300 (c) 410 (d) 310
  25. 25.A library has 330 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 437 (c) 233 (d) 417
  26. 26.A train has 689 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 405 (b) 395 (c) 415 (d) 973
  27. 27.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 148
  28. 28.A school has 276 boys and 268 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 616 (c) 472 (d) 462
  29. 29.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 356 (b) 1066 (c) 336 (d) 346
  30. 30.A train has 720 passengers. At a station, 549 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 161 (c) 1269 (d) 171
  31. 31.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 922 (d) 128
  32. 32.A train has 765 passengers. At a station, 496 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 279 (d) 1261
  33. 33.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 474 (b) 484 (c) 464 (d) 94
  34. 34.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 146 (c) 334 (d) 324
  35. 35.A library has 384 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 562 (c) 552 (d) 216
  36. 36.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 191 (c) 271 (d) 251
  37. 37.A library has 241 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 469 (c) 459 (d) 13
  38. 38.A school has 132 boys and 198 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 330 (c) 238 (d) 228
  39. 39.A library has 431 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 549 (c) 313 (d) 539
  40. 40.A school has 210 boys and 255 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 358 (b) 562 (c) 465 (d) 368

Answer key

  1. 381
  2. 327
  3. 193
  4. 222
  5. 250
  6. 179
  7. 349
  8. 190
  9. 264
  10. 230
  11. 331
  12. 446
  13. 379
  14. 246
  15. 449
  16. 45
  17. 64
  18. 154
  19. 400
  20. 291
  21. 182
  22. 601
  23. 478
  24. 310
  25. 427
  26. 405
  27. 148
  28. 472
  29. 346
  30. 171
  31. 128
  32. 269
  33. 474
  34. 324
  35. 552
  36. 261
  37. 469
  38. 238
  39. 549
  40. 368

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