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What does double mean?

Double means two lots of something.

For example, double one is two.

1 + 1 = 2

Here is a set of five toy cars.

Five yellow cars.

If you double this, it makes this many:

Ten yellow cars.

Double five is ten.

5 + 5 = 10

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You can double a number by adding it to itself.

For example, double four is the same as saying 4 + 4.

4 + 4 = 8

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Activity

Practise doubling numbers and representing them.

Eva has three cakes.

Three bitesize bot cupcakes.

Can you draw how many cakes Eva has after she has doubled them?

Doubles are always even numbers and end with 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.

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