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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 757 · 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 farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 476 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 983
  2. 2.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 139 (b) 435 (c) 129 (d) 119
  3. 3.A school has 219 boys and 186 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 326 (c) 474 (d) 336
  4. 4.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 435 (b) 665 (c) 445 (d) 425
  5. 5.A farmer picks 448 mangoes on Monday and 291 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 739 (d) 147
  6. 6.A train has 448 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 683 (c) 213 (d) 223
  7. 7.A school has 244 boys and 197 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 545 (b) 337 (c) 441 (d) 327
  8. 8.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 675 (d) 89
  9. 9.A library has 252 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 313 (c) 181 (d) 323
  10. 10.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 269 (c) 289 (d) 279
  11. 11.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 680 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1414 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 64
  12. 12.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 180 (c) 160 (d) 171
  13. 13.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 334 (c) 354 (d) 82
  14. 14.A library has 306 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 624 (c) 614 (d) 634
  15. 15.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 121 (b) 423 (c) 141 (d) 131
  16. 16.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 479 (c) 489 (d) 1017
  17. 17.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 429 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 135 (c) 1003 (d) 145
  18. 18.A school has 219 boys and 237 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 514 (c) 388 (d) 456
  19. 19.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 235 (c) 357 (d) 337
  20. 20.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 338 (c) 328 (d) 318
  21. 21.A school has 217 boys and 152 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 486 (c) 252 (d) 242
  22. 22.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 296 (c) 306 (d) 106
  23. 23.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 739
  24. 24.A library has 140 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 274 (c) 384 (d) 284
  25. 25.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 594 (c) 214 (d) 204
  26. 26.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 20
  27. 27.A farmer picks 380 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 511 (c) 249 (d) 259
  28. 28.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 315 (c) 306 (d) 305
  29. 29.A library has 156 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 491 (c) 501 (d) 481
  30. 30.A school has 233 boys and 268 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 501 (c) 430 (d) 572
  31. 31.A school has 289 boys and 180 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 538
  32. 32.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 856 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 240
  33. 33.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 658 (b) 256 (c) 246 (d) 266
  34. 34.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 412 (b) 402 (c) 146 (d) 392
  35. 35.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 252 (c) 272 (d) 263
  36. 36.A school has 300 boys and 174 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 619 (d) 474
  37. 37.A school has 291 boys and 182 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 539 (b) 407 (c) 473 (d) 397
  38. 38.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 368 (b) 632 (c) 388 (d) 378
  39. 39.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 370 (c) 598 (d) 380
  40. 40.A school has 248 boys and 200 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 365 (c) 448 (d) 521

Answer key

  1. 31
  2. 129
  3. 336
  4. 435
  5. 157
  6. 213
  7. 337
  8. 99
  9. 323
  10. 279
  11. 54
  12. 170
  13. 344
  14. 624
  15. 131
  16. 479
  17. 145
  18. 398
  19. 347
  20. 328
  21. 252
  22. 296
  23. 79
  24. 284
  25. 204
  26. 112
  27. 249
  28. 305
  29. 491
  30. 430
  31. 400
  32. 240
  33. 256
  34. 402
  35. 262
  36. 329
  37. 407
  38. 378
  39. 380
  40. 375

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