Name :

Sheet 1
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 5 + 4
5 + 4 = 5 + 5 – 1
= 10 – 1
= 9

1) 7 + 6 = 2) 8 + 7 = 3) 3 + 2 =

4) 4 + 3 = 5) 5 + 4 = 6) 7 + 6 =

7) 9 + 8 = 8) 2 + 1 = 9) 6 + 5 =

10) Tom drank 2 glasses of water. Not fully satisfied yet, he had 1 more glass. How many glasses
of water did Tom drink in all?

11) Jim added 3 drops of vanilla extract to the batter. After whipping it to a smooth paste, he
added 2 more drops and let it rest. How many drops of extract did Jim use in all?

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Sheet 1
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 5 + 4
5 + 4 = 5 + 5 – 1
= 10 – 1
= 9

1) 7 + 6 = 13 2) 8 + 7 = 15 3) 3 + 2 = 5

4) 4 + 3 = 7 5) 5 + 4 = 9 6) 7 + 6 = 13

7) 9 + 8 = 17 8) 2 + 1 = 3 9) 6 + 5 = 11

10) Tom drank 2 glasses of water. Not fully satisfied yet, he had 1 more glass. How many glasses
of water did Tom drink in all?

3 glasses

11) Jim added 3 drops of vanilla extract to the batter. After whipping it to a smooth paste, he
added 2 more drops and let it rest. How many drops of extract did Jim use in all?

5 drops

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Sheet 2
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 3 + 2
3 + 2 = 3 + 3 – 1
= 6 – 1
= 5

1) 5 + 4 = 2) 9 + 8 = 3) 8 + 7 =

4) 7 + 6 = 5) 3 + 2 = 6) 6 + 5 =

7) 2 + 1 = 8) 4 + 3 = 9) 9 + 8 =

10) Fain is at a theme park. He takes two rides: a roller coaster ride that cost S10 and a car ride
worth S9. How much money does he spend on the rides?

11) A florist is busy arranging roses in a vase. She arranges them in two rings: an outer ring
holding 6 roses and an inner ring having 5. How many roses does the vase have in all?

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Sheet 2
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 3 + 2
3 + 2 = 3 + 3 – 1
= 6 – 1
= 5

1) 5 + 4 = 9 2) 9 + 8 = 17 3) 8 + 7 = 15

4) 7 + 6 = 13 5) 3 + 2 = 5 6) 6 + 5 = 11

7) 2 + 1 = 3 8) 4 + 3 = 7 9) 9 + 8 = 17

10) Fain is at a theme park. He takes two rides: a roller coaster ride that cost S10 and a car ride
worth S9. How much money does he spend on the rides?

S19

11) A florist is busy arranging roses in a vase. She arranges them in two rings: an outer ring
holding 6 roses and an inner ring having 5. How many roses does the vase have in all?

11 roses

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Sheet 3
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 9 + 8
9 + 8 = 9 + 9 – 1
= 18 – 1
= 17

1) 2 + 1 = 2) 7 + 6 = 3) 4 + 3 =

4) 3 + 2 = 5) 8 + 7 = 6) 9 + 8 =

7) 4 + 3 = 8) 6 + 5 = 9) 5 + 4 =

10) As part of making sandwich spreads, Sally roasted 8 almonds and 7 peanuts. How many
nuts did she roast in all?

11) Emma solved 4 of her grandma’s riddles on her own. She took the help of her father to
crack 3 more. How many riddles did Emma crack in all?

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Sheet 3
Adding Doubles Minus One

Use adding doubles minus 1 strategy and write the sum of each.

Example: 9 + 8
9 + 8 = 9 + 9 – 1
= 18 – 1
= 17

1) 2 + 1 = 3 2) 7 + 6 = 13 3) 4 + 3 = 7

4) 3 + 2 = 5 5) 8 + 7 = 15 6) 9 + 8 = 17

7) 4 + 3 = 7 8) 6 + 5 = 11 9) 5 + 4 = 9

10) As part of making sandwich spreads, Sally roasted 8 almonds and 7 peanuts. How many
nuts did she roast in all?

15 nuts

11) Emma solved 4 of her grandma’s riddles on her own. She took the help of her father to
crack 3 more. How many riddles did Emma crack in all?

7 riddles

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