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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 87 · 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 340 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 576 (c) 94 (d) 104
  2. 2.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 312
  3. 3.A school has 232 boys and 260 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 492 (c) 622 (d) 362
  4. 4.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 519 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1299 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 261
  5. 5.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 348 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 824 (c) 138 (d) 118
  6. 6.A farmer picks 205 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 340 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
  7. 7.A library has 299 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 704 (b) 594 (c) 604 (d) 614
  8. 8.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 527 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
  9. 9.A library has 367 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 102 (b) 622 (c) 642 (d) 632
  10. 10.A farmer picks 463 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 248 (c) 268 (d) 258
  11. 11.A library has 199 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 404 (c) 394 (d) 504
  12. 12.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 125 (c) 145 (d) 61
  13. 13.A library has 451 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 770 (b) 122 (c) 790 (d) 780
  14. 14.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 182 (c) 181 (d) 171
  15. 15.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 305 (b) 315 (c) 753 (d) 295
  16. 16.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 92 (b) 82 (c) 102 (d) 6
  17. 17.A library has 429 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 576 (c) 282 (d) 586
  18. 18.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 85 (c) 75 (d) 381
  19. 19.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 432 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 1178 (d) 324
  20. 20.A library has 473 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 678 (b) 268 (c) 668 (d) 688
  21. 21.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 554 (b) 302 (c) 322 (d) 312
  22. 22.A train has 793 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 540 (b) 1046 (c) 530 (d) 550
  23. 23.A school has 193 boys and 300 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 586 (c) 493 (d) 390
  24. 24.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 701 (b) 401 (c) 381 (d) 391
  25. 25.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 408 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 882 (c) 76 (d) 56
  26. 26.A library has 183 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 512 (b) 612 (c) 502 (d) 522
  27. 27.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 409 (b) 419 (c) 171 (d) 429
  28. 28.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 497 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 1192 (c) 188 (d) 208
  29. 29.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 14 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
  30. 30.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 32 (c) 320 (d) 330
  31. 31.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 293 (c) 313 (d) 135
  32. 32.A school has 245 boys and 251 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 599 (c) 383 (d) 496
  33. 33.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 766 (b) 144 (c) 164 (d) 154
  34. 34.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 461 (b) 1025 (c) 451 (d) 471
  35. 35.A library has 405 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 720 (b) 740 (c) 80 (d) 730
  36. 36.A train has 735 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 581 (b) 561 (c) 571 (d) 899
  37. 37.A school has 177 boys and 156 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 333 (c) 280 (d) 270
  38. 38.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 490 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1067 (b) 77 (c) 97 (d) 87
  39. 39.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 405
  40. 40.A library has 247 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 104 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 400

Answer key

  1. 104
  2. 302
  3. 362
  4. 261
  5. 128
  6. 70
  7. 604
  8. 107
  9. 632
  10. 258
  11. 404
  12. 135
  13. 780
  14. 181
  15. 305
  16. 92
  17. 576
  18. 75
  19. 314
  20. 678
  21. 312
  22. 540
  23. 400
  24. 391
  25. 66
  26. 512
  27. 419
  28. 198
  29. 202
  30. 320
  31. 303
  32. 393
  33. 154
  34. 461
  35. 730
  36. 571
  37. 280
  38. 87
  39. 415
  40. 390

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