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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 867 · 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 train has 538 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 730 (c) 336 (d) 356
  2. 2.A school has 102 boys and 125 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 87 (b) 227 (c) 357 (d) 97
  3. 3.A library has 266 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 440 (b) 420 (c) 102 (d) 430
  4. 4.A library has 414 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 313 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 505
  5. 5.A library has 180 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 352 (c) 362 (d) 462
  6. 6.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 576 (b) 808 (c) 586 (d) 596
  7. 7.A library has 470 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 655 (b) 275 (c) 665 (d) 675
  8. 8.A school has 250 boys and 173 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 293 (c) 543 (d) 303
  9. 9.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 223
  10. 10.A library has 352 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 420 (b) 294 (c) 410 (d) 400
  11. 11.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 952 (b) 454 (c) 434 (d) 444
  12. 12.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 84 (d) 380
  13. 13.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 246 (c) 247 (d) 256
  14. 14.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 1042 (c) 148 (d) 158
  15. 15.A library has 165 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 304 (b) 16 (c) 314 (d) 324
  16. 16.A library has 311 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 248
  17. 17.A library has 148 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 460 (c) 370 (d) 350
  18. 18.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 821 (b) 469 (c) 459 (d) 449
  19. 19.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 285 (c) 286 (d) 275
  20. 20.A train has 627 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 417 (c) 427 (d) 827
  21. 21.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 385 (b) 1123 (c) 365 (d) 375
  22. 22.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 246
  23. 23.A train has 498 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 796 (d) 190
  24. 24.A library has 248 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 655 (b) 565 (c) 545 (d) 555
  25. 25.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 277 (c) 276 (d) 266
  26. 26.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 316 (c) 42 (d) 306
  27. 27.A train has 527 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 424 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 640
  28. 28.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 216 (d) 636
  29. 29.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 381 (b) 149 (c) 169 (d) 159
  30. 30.A library has 457 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 300 (c) 614 (d) 624
  31. 31.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 367 (b) 561 (c) 347 (d) 357
  32. 32.A library has 207 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 349 (b) 369 (c) 55 (d) 359
  33. 33.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 498 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 1048 (d) 62
  34. 34.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 871 (d) 251
  35. 35.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 259 (b) 248 (c) 268 (d) 258
  36. 36.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 917 (c) 231 (d) 211
  37. 37.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 375 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 844 (c) 94 (d) 84
  38. 38.A school has 102 boys and 179 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 281 (c) 130 (d) 140
  39. 39.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 215 (c) 225 (d) 515
  40. 40.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 2 (c) 66 (d) 56

Answer key

  1. 346
  2. 97
  3. 430
  4. 515
  5. 362
  6. 586
  7. 665
  8. 303
  9. 223
  10. 410
  11. 444
  12. 370
  13. 246
  14. 148
  15. 314
  16. 374
  17. 360
  18. 459
  19. 285
  20. 427
  21. 375
  22. 256
  23. 200
  24. 555
  25. 276
  26. 306
  27. 414
  28. 226
  29. 159
  30. 614
  31. 357
  32. 359
  33. 52
  34. 261
  35. 258
  36. 221
  37. 94
  38. 140
  39. 225
  40. 66

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