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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 148 · 40 questions
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The trick (Seventh times eleven): A leapfrog list: start with two numbers, then each number is the sum of the two before it, up to 10 numbers. Find the 7th number. Multiply it by 11 (the number with a 0 on the end, plus the number): that is the total of all 10.

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  1. 1.3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 =
  2. 2.1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 =
  3. 3.3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 =
  4. 4.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  5. 5.4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 + 390 =
  6. 6.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  7. 7.1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 + 327 =
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 5, 10, 15, 25, 40, 65, 105, 170, 275. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.A leapfrog list starts 9, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  10. 10.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 53, 86, 139, 225. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.7 + 3 + 10 + 13 + 23 + 36 + 59 + 95 + 154 + 249 =
  13. 13.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  14. 14.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  15. 15.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 3, 8, 11, 19, 30, 49, 79, 128, 207. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  16. 16.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 2, 6, 8, 14, 22, 36, 58, 94, 152. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  17. 17.A leapfrog list starts 6, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  18. 18.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 6, 14, 20, 34, 54, 88, 142, 230, 372. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  19. 19.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 4, 11, 15, 26, 41, 67, 108, 175, 283. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  20. 20.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, 44, 71, 115, 186. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  21. 21.6 + 1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 =
  22. 22.2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157, 254, 411. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  25. 25.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 2, 9, 11, 20, 31, 51, 82, 133, 215. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  26. 26.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, 38, 61, 99, 160. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  27. 27.6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 + 364 =
  28. 28.A leapfrog list starts 3, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  29. 29.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 3, 11, 14, 25, 39, 64, 103, 167, 270. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  30. 30.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  31. 31.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  32. 32.2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 =
  33. 33.A leapfrog list starts 1, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  34. 34.A leapfrog list starts 3, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  35. 35.A leapfrog list starts 4, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 4, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  37. 37.6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 + 432 =
  38. 38.A leapfrog list starts 8, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  39. 39.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 53, 86, 139, 225, 364. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  40. 40.A leapfrog list starts 1, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?

Answer key

  1. 605
  2. 143
  3. 429
  4. 231
  5. 1012
  6. 979
  7. 847
  8. 715
  9. 1199
  10. 715
  11. 583
  12. 649
  13. 561
  14. 341
  15. 539
  16. 396
  17. 418
  18. 968
  19. 737
  20. 484
  21. 418
  22. 374
  23. 1067
  24. 957
  25. 561
  26. 418
  27. 946
  28. 869
  29. 704
  30. 407
  31. 286
  32. 198
  33. 495
  34. 517
  35. 660
  36. 748
  37. 1122
  38. 1144
  39. 946
  40. 847

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