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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 758 · 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 277 boys and 229 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 506 (b) 383 (c) 629 (d) 373
  2. 2.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 633 (c) 99 (d) 89
  3. 3.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 89 (d) 667
  4. 4.A school has 279 boys and 221 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 564 (c) 436 (d) 426
  5. 5.A library has 297 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 615 (c) 625 (d) 725
  6. 6.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 501 (b) 185 (c) 165 (d) 175
  7. 7.A school has 122 boys and 199 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 174 (c) 458 (d) 184
  8. 8.A train has 592 passengers. At a station, 369 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 223 (c) 961 (d) 213
  9. 9.A library has 342 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 64 (c) 620 (d) 630
  10. 10.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 995 (b) 545 (c) 565 (d) 555
  11. 11.A library has 368 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 636 (c) 646 (d) 90
  12. 12.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 246
  13. 13.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 455 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 982 (d) 82
  14. 14.A library has 233 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 293 (b) 173 (c) 283 (d) 303
  15. 15.A school has 110 boys and 204 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 314 (d) 395
  16. 16.A library has 206 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 301 (b) 321 (c) 101 (d) 311
  17. 17.A school has 207 boys and 105 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 312 (c) 241 (d) 251
  18. 18.A school has 128 boys and 102 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 137 (c) 127 (d) 230
  19. 19.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 503 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1042 (b) 46 (c) 26 (d) 36
  20. 20.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 253 (c) 254 (d) 243
  21. 21.A library has 304 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 475 (c) 465 (d) 485
  22. 22.A library has 471 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 721 (b) 211 (c) 731 (d) 741
  23. 23.A school has 146 boys and 122 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 268 (c) 162 (d) 152
  24. 24.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 277
  25. 25.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 373 (b) 719 (c) 363 (d) 383
  26. 26.A library has 202 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 61
  27. 27.A train has 770 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 619 (b) 599 (c) 931 (d) 609
  28. 28.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 160 (d) 308
  29. 29.A library has 467 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 821 (b) 811 (c) 801 (d) 123
  30. 30.A library has 280 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 134
  31. 31.A library has 425 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 728 (c) 708 (d) 718
  32. 32.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 734 (c) 230 (d) 240
  33. 33.A school has 105 boys and 254 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 286 (c) 296 (d) 422
  34. 34.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 490 (c) 232 (d) 252
  35. 35.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 591 (b) 275 (c) 265 (d) 285
  36. 36.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 315 (c) 237 (d) 325
  37. 37.A school has 121 boys and 189 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 310 (c) 224 (d) 234
  38. 38.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 116 (c) 126 (d) 76
  39. 39.A school has 102 boys and 111 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 213 (d) 304
  40. 40.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 449 (d) 889

Answer key

  1. 383
  2. 99
  3. 79
  4. 436
  5. 625
  6. 175
  7. 184
  8. 223
  9. 620
  10. 555
  11. 646
  12. 236
  13. 72
  14. 293
  15. 233
  16. 311
  17. 251
  18. 137
  19. 36
  20. 253
  21. 475
  22. 731
  23. 162
  24. 267
  25. 373
  26. 343
  27. 609
  28. 298
  29. 811
  30. 426
  31. 718
  32. 230
  33. 296
  34. 242
  35. 275
  36. 315
  37. 234
  38. 116
  39. 122
  40. 439

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