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Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 955 · 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 145 boys and 187 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 332 (b) 250 (c) 414 (d) 240
  2. 2.A library has 370 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 205 (c) 535 (d) 545
  3. 3.A school has 252 boys and 128 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 505 (c) 245 (d) 255
  4. 4.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 492 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 160
  5. 5.A school has 261 boys and 283 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 665 (c) 423 (d) 413
  6. 6.A train has 773 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 525 (b) 515 (c) 1021 (d) 535
  7. 7.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 245 (b) 557 (c) 255 (d) 265
  8. 8.A school has 254 boys and 214 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 375 (c) 561 (d) 365
  9. 9.A library has 450 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 647 (c) 243 (d) 667
  10. 10.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 816 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 268
  11. 11.A library has 334 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 486 (c) 476 (d) 182
  12. 12.A library has 162 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 423 (c) 523 (d) 433
  13. 13.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 113 (c) 104 (d) 93
  14. 14.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 379 (c) 389 (d) 99
  15. 15.A school has 102 boys and 292 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 490
  16. 16.A train has 347 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 460
  17. 17.A school has 282 boys and 161 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 562 (b) 443 (c) 314 (d) 324
  18. 18.A library has 473 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 740 (b) 206 (c) 750 (d) 730
  19. 19.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 497 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
  20. 20.A library has 480 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 546 (c) 566 (d) 404
  21. 21.A library has 164 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 492 (b) 502 (c) 482 (d) 592
  22. 22.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 178 (b) 168 (c) 452 (d) 158
  23. 23.A school has 260 boys and 202 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 379 (c) 462 (d) 535
  24. 24.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 385 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 869 (d) 89
  25. 25.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 197 (c) 188 (d) 177
  26. 26.A school has 265 boys and 269 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 611 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 534
  27. 27.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 185 (c) 501 (d) 195
  28. 28.A school has 177 boys and 247 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 424 (c) 552 (d) 296
  29. 29.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 377 (c) 397 (d) 85
  30. 30.A library has 151 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 505 (d) 405
  31. 31.A school has 149 boys and 288 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 437 (c) 360 (d) 370
  32. 32.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 683 (d) 229
  33. 33.A library has 142 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 392 (c) 372 (d) 482
  34. 34.A library has 253 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 607 (c) 587 (d) 597
  35. 35.A library has 365 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 614 (b) 624 (c) 116 (d) 604
  36. 36.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 316
  37. 37.A library has 268 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 85 (b) 441 (c) 461 (d) 451
  38. 38.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 315 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 211 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 831
  39. 39.A farmer picks 550 mangoes on Monday and 514 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1064 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 26
  40. 40.A library has 275 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 38 (c) 512 (d) 522

Answer key

  1. 250
  2. 535
  3. 255
  4. 150
  5. 423
  6. 525
  7. 255
  8. 375
  9. 657
  10. 258
  11. 486
  12. 423
  13. 103
  14. 379
  15. 298
  16. 234
  17. 324
  18. 740
  19. 107
  20. 556
  21. 492
  22. 168
  23. 389
  24. 99
  25. 187
  26. 457
  27. 185
  28. 296
  29. 387
  30. 405
  31. 370
  32. 239
  33. 382
  34. 597
  35. 614
  36. 326
  37. 451
  38. 201
  39. 36
  40. 512

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