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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 189 · 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.A leapfrog list starts 8, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.A leapfrog list starts 2, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.A leapfrog list starts 7, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  4. 4.9 + 5 + 14 + 19 + 33 + 52 + 85 + 137 + 222 + 359 =
  5. 5.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  6. 6.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 2, 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 66, 107, 173. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  7. 7.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 6, 8, 14, 22, 36, 58, 94, 152, 246. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 3, 12, 15, 27, 42, 69, 111, 180, 291. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.A leapfrog list starts 5, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  10. 10.3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 + 301 =
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 7, 14, 21, 35, 56, 91, 147, 238, 385. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.9 + 7 + 16 + 23 + 39 + 62 + 101 + 163 + 264 + 427 =
  13. 13.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 4, 8, 12, 20, 32, 52, 84, 136, 220. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  14. 14.A leapfrog list starts 3, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  15. 15.3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 =
  16. 16.1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 =
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.6 + 6 + 12 + 18 + 30 + 48 + 78 + 126 + 204 + 330 =
  19. 19.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76, 123. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.8 + 4 + 12 + 16 + 28 + 44 + 72 + 116 + 188 + 304 =
  22. 22.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  23. 23.6 + 3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 =
  24. 24.4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 =
  25. 25.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 8, 14, 22, 36, 58, 94, 152, 246, 398. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  26. 26.A leapfrog list starts 5, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  27. 27.A leapfrog list starts 3, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  28. 28.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 4, 10, 14, 24, 38, 62, 100, 162, 262. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  29. 29.A leapfrog list starts 6, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  30. 30.A leapfrog list starts 5, 4 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 3, 5 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 8, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 =
  34. 34.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, 57, 92, 149, 241. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  35. 35.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 2, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 7, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  38. 38.7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 + 453 =
  39. 39.7 + 4 + 11 + 15 + 26 + 41 + 67 + 108 + 175 + 283 =
  40. 40.A leapfrog list starts 4, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?

Answer key

  1. 704
  2. 726
  3. 1001
  4. 935
  5. 143
  6. 451
  7. 638
  8. 759
  9. 715
  10. 781
  11. 1001
  12. 1111
  13. 572
  14. 253
  15. 693
  16. 759
  17. 847
  18. 858
  19. 319
  20. 594
  21. 792
  22. 726
  23. 594
  24. 660
  25. 1034
  26. 363
  27. 429
  28. 682
  29. 682
  30. 627
  31. 605
  32. 616
  33. 319
  34. 627
  35. 902
  36. 902
  37. 1177
  38. 1177
  39. 737
  40. 484

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