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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 926 · 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 142 boys and 216 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 277 (c) 287 (d) 358
  2. 2.A farmer picks 309 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 513 (c) 105 (d) 115
  3. 3.A library has 324 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 273 (d) 385
  4. 4.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 337 (c) 328 (d) 327
  5. 5.A school has 222 boys and 243 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 465 (c) 405 (d) 525
  6. 6.A school has 278 boys and 253 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 531 (b) 458 (c) 448 (d) 604
  7. 7.A library has 143 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 387 (b) 367 (c) 477 (d) 377
  8. 8.A school has 218 boys and 236 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 454 (c) 369 (d) 379
  9. 9.A train has 343 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 480 (c) 206 (d) 216
  10. 10.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 485 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 31
  11. 11.A library has 258 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 460 (c) 46 (d) 470
  12. 12.A school has 110 boys and 207 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 233 (b) 401 (c) 223 (d) 317
  13. 13.A library has 392 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 740 (c) 720 (d) 54
  14. 14.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 372 (c) 352 (d) 40
  15. 15.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 615 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1306 (b) 76 (c) 86 (d) 66
  16. 16.A train has 721 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 998 (b) 434 (c) 444 (d) 454
  17. 17.A school has 222 boys and 184 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 491 (c) 406 (d) 311
  18. 18.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 653 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 181
  19. 19.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 24 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 418
  20. 20.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 163
  21. 21.A school has 155 boys and 188 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 220 (c) 466 (d) 210
  22. 22.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 236
  23. 23.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 412 (b) 422 (c) 18 (d) 402
  24. 24.A library has 265 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 585 (b) 695 (c) 595 (d) 605
  25. 25.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 322 (c) 332 (d) 28
  26. 26.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 216 (b) 205 (c) 225 (d) 215
  27. 27.A train has 591 passengers. At a station, 468 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1059 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 133
  28. 28.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 178 (c) 86 (d) 158
  29. 29.A library has 480 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 568 (c) 548 (d) 558
  30. 30.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 226 (c) 235 (d) 225
  31. 31.A train has 528 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 361 (c) 371 (d) 685
  32. 32.A library has 164 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 46 (b) 272 (c) 292 (d) 282
  33. 33.A school has 146 boys and 258 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 347 (c) 461 (d) 404
  34. 34.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 306 (d) 652
  35. 35.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 125 (d) 497
  36. 36.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 613 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 116 (c) 106 (d) 1342
  37. 37.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 238 (d) 227
  38. 38.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 347 (d) 135
  39. 39.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 54 (d) 65
  40. 40.A train has 500 passengers. At a station, 346 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 846 (b) 144 (c) 164 (d) 154

Answer key

  1. 287
  2. 105
  3. 375
  4. 327
  5. 405
  6. 458
  7. 377
  8. 379
  9. 206
  10. 41
  11. 470
  12. 233
  13. 730
  14. 362
  15. 76
  16. 444
  17. 321
  18. 191
  19. 408
  20. 267
  21. 220
  22. 235
  23. 412
  24. 595
  25. 332
  26. 215
  27. 123
  28. 168
  29. 558
  30. 225
  31. 371
  32. 282
  33. 347
  34. 296
  35. 115
  36. 116
  37. 237
  38. 125
  39. 64
  40. 154

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