Doubling and Halving Word
Problems.
Have a go at the following problems, you can show your
working out and answers in the box.
Gina has 6 sweets. Her sister has got
twice as many.
How many sweets has Gina’s sister got?
A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Ben eats half
of them.
How many are left?
In a packet of 24 pencils, half are red
and half are yellow.
How many are there of each colour?
On Jenny’s 9th birthday her Dad, Geoff,
tells her that he is doubling her pocket
money. She used to get 80p a week.
How much will she get now?
It is 8 days until Emily’s birthday. Karen
will have to wait twice as long.
How many days is it until Karen’s
birthday?
When are Emily and Karen’s birthdays?