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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 747 · 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 265 boys and 264 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 404 (c) 394 (d) 654
  2. 2.A train has 519 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 724
  3. 3.A library has 146 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 419 (c) 329 (d) 319
  4. 4.A library has 403 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 613 (c) 203 (d) 603
  5. 5.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 319 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 799
  6. 6.A library has 257 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 140 (c) 384 (d) 364
  7. 7.A library has 437 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 510 (c) 490 (d) 374
  8. 8.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 453 (c) 473 (d) 463
  9. 9.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 347 (d) 57
  10. 10.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 398 (c) 378 (d) 388
  11. 11.A school has 275 boys and 153 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 353 (c) 428 (d) 363
  12. 12.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 157 (b) 158 (c) 167 (d) 147
  13. 13.A school has 253 boys and 222 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 475 (c) 548 (d) 402
  14. 14.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 594
  15. 15.A school has 160 boys and 120 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 196 (c) 206 (d) 280
  16. 16.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 223
  17. 17.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 122 (b) 132 (c) 934 (d) 142
  18. 18.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 178 (b) 198 (c) 188 (d) 396
  19. 19.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 61 (c) 425 (d) 51
  20. 20.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 147 (d) 156
  21. 21.A school has 284 boys and 125 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 282 (c) 536 (d) 272
  22. 22.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 864 (b) 62 (c) 52 (d) 72
  23. 23.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 649 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 150 (c) 1448 (d) 140
  24. 24.A library has 213 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 29
  25. 25.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 188 (c) 179 (d) 168
  26. 26.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 319 (d) 77
  27. 27.A school has 223 boys and 196 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 419 (c) 321 (d) 517
  28. 28.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 414 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 372 (b) 1190 (c) 362 (d) 352
  29. 29.A school has 218 boys and 197 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 263 (c) 415 (d) 557
  30. 30.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 880 (d) 206
  31. 31.A school has 116 boys and 207 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 259 (b) 323 (c) 249 (d) 387
  32. 32.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 187 (c) 167 (d) 177
  33. 33.A library has 480 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 215 (b) 755 (c) 735 (d) 745
  34. 34.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 389 (b) 399 (c) 379 (d) 651
  35. 35.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 389 (b) 369 (c) 379 (d) 791
  36. 36.A library has 223 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 60 (c) 396 (d) 386
  37. 37.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 272 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 493 (b) 1027 (c) 483 (d) 473
  38. 38.A library has 241 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 617 (b) 527 (c) 517 (d) 507
  39. 39.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 176 (c) 156 (d) 390
  40. 40.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 157 (b) 147 (c) 167 (d) 95

Answer key

  1. 404
  2. 314
  3. 319
  4. 603
  5. 329
  6. 374
  7. 500
  8. 463
  9. 337
  10. 388
  11. 363
  12. 157
  13. 402
  14. 68
  15. 206
  16. 351
  17. 132
  18. 188
  19. 61
  20. 146
  21. 282
  22. 62
  23. 150
  24. 397
  25. 178
  26. 329
  27. 321
  28. 362
  29. 273
  30. 196
  31. 259
  32. 177
  33. 745
  34. 389
  35. 379
  36. 386
  37. 483
  38. 517
  39. 166
  40. 157

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