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Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 249 · 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.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?
  2. 2.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  3. 3.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  4. 4.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 9, 11, 20, 31, 51, 82, 133, 215, 348. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  5. 5.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  6. 6.8 + 2 + 10 + 12 + 22 + 34 + 56 + 90 + 146 + 236 =
  7. 7.A leapfrog list starts 2, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.A leapfrog list starts 7, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  11. 11.5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 + 411 =
  12. 12.8 + 6 + 14 + 20 + 34 + 54 + 88 + 142 + 230 + 372 =
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.A leapfrog list starts 6, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  15. 15.9 + 8 + 17 + 25 + 42 + 67 + 109 + 176 + 285 + 461 =
  16. 16.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 7, 16, 23, 39, 62, 101, 163, 264, 427. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  17. 17.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 6, 13, 19, 32, 51, 83, 134, 217, 351. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  18. 18.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  19. 19.A leapfrog list starts 9, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  20. 20.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  21. 21.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 3, 10, 13, 23, 36, 59, 95, 154, 249. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  22. 22.8 + 5 + 13 + 18 + 31 + 49 + 80 + 129 + 209 + 338 =
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  25. 25.8 + 8 + 16 + 24 + 40 + 64 + 104 + 168 + 272 + 440 =
  26. 26.5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 + 377 =
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.9 + 3 + 12 + 15 + 27 + 42 + 69 + 111 + 180 + 291 =
  29. 29.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  30. 30.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?
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 + 356 =
  33. 33.3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 =
  34. 34.6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 + 364 =
  35. 35.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  36. 36.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28, 45, 73, 118, 191. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  37. 37.2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 =
  38. 38.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  39. 39.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 1, 10, 11, 21, 32, 53, 85, 138, 223. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 572
  2. 583
  3. 869
  4. 902
  5. 671
  6. 616
  7. 638
  8. 1177
  9. 583
  10. 561
  11. 1067
  12. 968
  13. 616
  14. 770
  15. 1199
  16. 1111
  17. 913
  18. 902
  19. 1287
  20. 363
  21. 649
  22. 880
  23. 715
  24. 957
  25. 1144
  26. 979
  27. 627
  28. 759
  29. 561
  30. 583
  31. 726
  32. 924
  33. 253
  34. 946
  35. 572
  36. 495
  37. 374
  38. 1001
  39. 583
  40. 704

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