Using Doubles Worksheet

Twelve problems build the doubles addition strategy, from straight doubles like 120+120, to near-doubles like 68+69, to working backward to find what number doubles to a given total.
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Years 4–5 (Key Stage 2)
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

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Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Maths
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This resource is a Using Doubles Worksheet.

This 1-page worksheet works well as an informal assessment, homework and so much more.

There are 12 problems to solve. An answer key is included.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Add two identical numbers (a double) using place-value decomposition, such as splitting 722+722 into 700+700 and 22+22.

  • Use a known double to solve a near-double addition problem by adjusting the sum up or down by 1 or 2.

  • Work backward from a target sum to find the number that, doubled, produces it, using halving.

Teaching tips

  • Model the worked answer key's decomposition method (e.g., 700+700 then 22+22 then add) before assigning the worksheet, since students must reproduce this exact strategy, not just find a sum.

  • Point out that the four 'what two numbers double to make X' problems require halving, the reverse operation of the six straight addition problems above them.

  • Use the final two large-number problems (1246+1246 and halving 6430) as an extension after students are comfortable with the two- and three-digit problems.

Skills covered

  • Doubles addition strategy — students add two identical two-, three-, and four-digit numbers using place-value decomposition.

  • Near-doubles adjustment — students use a known double to solve an adjacent sum by adding or subtracting 1-2.

  • Halving to reverse a double — students find what number doubles to a given target by halving that target.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do all 12 problems ask students to add two identical numbers?

No — 6 problems are straight or near-doubles addition, but 4 problems reverse the process and ask what number doubles to reach a given total (requiring halving), and 2 more extend the strategy to larger numbers.

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Core concepts

  • Doubles strategy

  • Near-doubles

  • Place-value decomposition

  • Halving

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