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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 760 · 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 257 boys and 133 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 316 (c) 306 (d) 390
  2. 2.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 51 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 109
  3. 3.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 406 (b) 202 (c) 182 (d) 192
  4. 4.A school has 226 boys and 115 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 341
  5. 5.A train has 600 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 479 (c) 459 (d) 731
  6. 6.A library has 134 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 457 (d) 367
  7. 7.A school has 169 boys and 258 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 427 (c) 311 (d) 533
  8. 8.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 650 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 89 (c) 1399 (d) 99
  9. 9.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 205 (c) 317 (d) 327
  10. 10.A library has 396 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 612 (c) 632 (d) 170
  11. 11.A library has 332 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 403 (c) 423 (d) 251
  12. 12.A library has 359 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 270 (c) 458 (d) 448
  13. 13.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 323 (c) 312 (d) 322
  14. 14.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 357 (c) 347 (d) 31
  15. 15.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 26 (b) 334 (c) 344 (d) 324
  16. 16.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 184 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 394
  17. 17.A library has 290 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 628 (c) 718 (d) 608
  18. 18.A library has 209 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 427 (c) 437 (d) 417
  19. 19.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 252 (c) 706 (d) 232
  20. 20.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 95 (c) 105 (d) 337
  21. 21.A library has 308 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 450 (b) 166 (c) 440 (d) 460
  22. 22.A library has 316 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 454 (c) 168 (d) 474
  23. 23.A school has 251 boys and 180 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 323 (c) 333 (d) 529
  24. 24.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 263 (c) 253 (d) 273
  25. 25.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 493 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 1177
  26. 26.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 98 (c) 616 (d) 108
  27. 27.A library has 131 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
  28. 28.A school has 240 boys and 165 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 308 (c) 298 (d) 405
  29. 29.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 346 (c) 326 (d) 336
  30. 30.A library has 187 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 493 (c) 473 (d) 483
  31. 31.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 367 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 182 (c) 202 (d) 926
  32. 32.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 189 (c) 209 (d) 469
  33. 33.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 728 (b) 374 (c) 354 (d) 364
  34. 34.A school has 105 boys and 209 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 314 (c) 180 (d) 438
  35. 35.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 103 (c) 93 (d) 319
  36. 36.A library has 179 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 281 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 87
  37. 37.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 207 (d) 216
  38. 38.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 154 (c) 478 (d) 174
  39. 39.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 851 (b) 339 (c) 319 (d) 329
  40. 40.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 608 (b) 190 (c) 180 (d) 200

Answer key

  1. 316
  2. 109
  3. 192
  4. 203
  5. 469
  6. 357
  7. 321
  8. 99
  9. 317
  10. 622
  11. 413
  12. 448
  13. 322
  14. 347
  15. 334
  16. 174
  17. 618
  18. 427
  19. 242
  20. 105
  21. 450
  22. 464
  23. 333
  24. 263
  25. 191
  26. 98
  27. 339
  28. 308
  29. 336
  30. 483
  31. 192
  32. 199
  33. 364
  34. 190
  35. 93
  36. 271
  37. 206
  38. 164
  39. 329
  40. 190

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