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Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 270 · 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 7, 8 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 7, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  4. 4.5 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 =
  5. 5.6 + 4 + 10 + 14 + 24 + 38 + 62 + 100 + 162 + 262 =
  6. 6.1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 =
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.4 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 =
  9. 9.2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 =
  10. 10.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 6, 15, 21, 36, 57, 93, 150, 243, 393. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 =
  13. 13.6 + 6 + 12 + 18 + 30 + 48 + 78 + 126 + 204 + 330 =
  14. 14.A leapfrog list starts 2, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  15. 15.1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 + 191 =
  16. 16.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  17. 17.A leapfrog list starts 6, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 =
  20. 20.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  21. 21.A leapfrog list starts 9, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  22. 22.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28, 45, 73, 118. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  25. 25.3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 + 301 =
  26. 26.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  27. 27.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  28. 28.A leapfrog list starts 9, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  29. 29.8 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 25 + 39 + 64 + 103 + 167 + 270 =
  30. 30.8 + 5 + 13 + 18 + 31 + 49 + 80 + 129 + 209 + 338 =
  31. 31.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 6, 11, 17, 28, 45, 73, 118, 191, 309. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  32. 32.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?
  33. 33.3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 =
  34. 34.8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 + 474 =
  35. 35.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 8, 11, 19, 30, 49, 79, 128, 207, 335. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  36. 36.2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 =
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 5, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  38. 38.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?
  39. 39.6 + 3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 =
  40. 40.7 + 4 + 11 + 15 + 26 + 41 + 67 + 108 + 175 + 283 =

Answer key

  1. 1089
  2. 561
  3. 583
  4. 451
  5. 682
  6. 583
  7. 451
  8. 484
  9. 550
  10. 1023
  11. 605
  12. 143
  13. 858
  14. 814
  15. 495
  16. 253
  17. 1034
  18. 495
  19. 517
  20. 363
  21. 935
  22. 902
  23. 308
  24. 231
  25. 781
  26. 341
  27. 407
  28. 1023
  29. 704
  30. 880
  31. 803
  32. 594
  33. 429
  34. 1232
  35. 869
  36. 462
  37. 1067
  38. 715
  39. 594
  40. 737

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