CAS COLOMBO AMERICAN SCHOOL

“Educating Transformative leaders”

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
TERM 1
3RD GRADE
WORD PROBLEMS ADD-SUBTRACT
TEACHER: ORLANDO CALDERÓN LAGOS.

Willy Wonka had 325 oompa loompas

I buy a twix for 56p and a mars
working in his factory. Around
bar for 49p. How much change Christmas time it was getting busy so
will I get if I pay with a £2 coin? he employed an additional 134 oompa
loompas. However, in January he had to
let 78 of them go. How many oompa
loompas now work in the factory?

A chocolate factory usually produces
550 caramel bars on a Saturday but on
a Sunday production decreases and
they make 125 fewer bars. How many
bars are produced at the weekend in
total?
Sam is saving up to buy his mum some
chocolates for her birthday. He has
£3,450 in his piggy bank and his dad
gave him £2,390. The chocolates cost
£8,500. How much more does Sam
need to save?

Cadbury decide to launch a competition Jamie buys a twirl for $45,000

to win 350 i pads. During the first and a double decker for $47,200
week, there were 78 winners and
and has £37,400 left. How much
during the second week 53 people won.
How many i pads are left to win during
money did he have to begin with?
the rest of the competition?

W O R K S P A C E
1. On a school trip 272 people visit a museum. There are 223 children and 16 teachers, the rest are
parents. How many parents are there?
Answer: ________________________________________________________

2. At a recent clean up of the playground. The 3 children collected 196 pieces of rubbish. Brandon
collects 64 pieces, Amy 73, so how many has Navpreet collected?
Answer: ________________________________________________________

3. The teachers have 234 biscuits in the staff room. Miss Jordan eats 51, Miss Keddie eats 75, how
many biscuits do the rest of the teachers eat?
Answer: ________________________________________________________

4. Dominica has 523 comics she lends 246 to Jada and 156 to Ryan, how many does she have left?
Answer: ________________________________________________________

5. A T.V. costs £576. In the sale, it has £150 off. Miss Keddie buys the T.V. and a new sofa that costs
£678. How much does she spend in total?
Answer: ________________________________________________________

W O R K S P A C E

I buy a twix for 56p and 2 mars
bars that cost 49p each. How
much change will I get if I pay
with a five pound note?
A chocolate factory usually produce
1568 caramel bars on a Saturday but
on a Sunday production decreases and
they make 325 fewer bars. How many
bars are produced at the weekend in
total?
Cadbury decide to launch a competition
to win 1500 i pads. During the first
week, there were 178 winners and
during the second week 353 people
won. How many i pads are left to win
during the rest of the competition?
W O R K S P A C E
Willy Wonka had 3,251 oompa loompas
working in his factory. Around
Christmas time it was getting busy so
he employed an additional 2,342 oompa
loompas. However, in January he had to
let 1,785 of them go. How many oompa
loompas now work in the factory?
Sam is saving up to buy his mum some
chocolates for her birthday. He has
£345 in his piggy bank, his dad gave
him £239 and his nan gave him £176.
The chocolates cost £1,250. How much
more does Sam need to save?
Jamie buys a twirl for 38p and a
double decker for 47p and a
galaxy for 76p. He has £37 left.
How much money did he have to
begin with?