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Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 186 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.5 + 3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 =
  2. 2.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, 44, 71, 115, 186, 301. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  5. 5.6 + 2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 =
  6. 6.5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 + 343 =
  7. 7.8 + 7 + 15 + 22 + 37 + 59 + 96 + 155 + 251 + 406 =
  8. 8.4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 =
  9. 9.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 6, 12, 18, 30, 48, 78, 126, 204, 330. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  10. 10.3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 =
  11. 11.8 + 5 + 13 + 18 + 31 + 49 + 80 + 129 + 209 + 338 =
  12. 12.4 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 =
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 9, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 + 377 =
  15. 15.8 + 1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 =
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.A leapfrog list starts 5, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  18. 18.3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 =
  19. 19.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  20. 20.A leapfrog list starts 8, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  21. 21.A leapfrog list starts 9, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  25. 25.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 1, 8, 9, 17, 26, 43, 69, 112, 181. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 =
  28. 28.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  29. 29.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131, 212. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  30. 30.A leapfrog list starts 8, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  31. 31.A leapfrog list starts 1, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  32. 32.A leapfrog list starts 4, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.A leapfrog list starts 1, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  34. 34.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 8, 16, 24, 40, 64, 104, 168, 272, 440. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  35. 35.A leapfrog list starts 6, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  36. 36.4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 + 390 =
  37. 37.9 + 5 + 14 + 19 + 33 + 52 + 85 + 137 + 222 + 359 =
  38. 38.3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 =
  39. 39.7 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 =
  40. 40.7 + 6 + 13 + 19 + 32 + 51 + 83 + 134 + 217 + 351 =

Answer key

  1. 539
  2. 726
  3. 418
  4. 781
  5. 506
  6. 891
  7. 1056
  8. 660
  9. 858
  10. 429
  11. 880
  12. 484
  13. 847
  14. 979
  15. 528
  16. 1144
  17. 539
  18. 693
  19. 583
  20. 616
  21. 583
  22. 517
  23. 374
  24. 572
  25. 473
  26. 1067
  27. 319
  28. 671
  29. 550
  30. 880
  31. 759
  32. 836
  33. 231
  34. 1144
  35. 594
  36. 1012
  37. 935
  38. 517
  39. 473
  40. 913

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