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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 382 · 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 6, 1 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 3, 8 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, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  4. 4.8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 + 474 =
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  7. 7.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, 38, 61, 99, 160, 259. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.A leapfrog list starts 1, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 2, 11, 13, 24, 37, 61, 98, 159, 257. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  13. 13.7 + 3 + 10 + 13 + 23 + 36 + 59 + 95 + 154 + 249 =
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.5 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 =
  16. 16.A leapfrog list starts 5, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  17. 17.4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 + 288 =
  18. 18.A leapfrog list starts 4, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  19. 19.2 + 6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 + 246 =
  20. 20.8 + 6 + 14 + 20 + 34 + 54 + 88 + 142 + 230 + 372 =
  21. 21.5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 + 343 =
  22. 22.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  23. 23.7 + 5 + 12 + 17 + 29 + 46 + 75 + 121 + 196 + 317 =
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 =
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.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?
  29. 29.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?
  30. 30.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?
  31. 31.2 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 =
  32. 32.A leapfrog list starts 8, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  34. 34.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  35. 35.3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 =
  36. 36.8 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 25 + 39 + 64 + 103 + 167 + 270 =
  37. 37.1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 =
  38. 38.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?
  39. 39.6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 + 364 =
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 418
  2. 869
  3. 649
  4. 1232
  5. 627
  6. 341
  7. 671
  8. 748
  9. 143
  10. 484
  11. 671
  12. 726
  13. 649
  14. 979
  15. 627
  16. 451
  17. 748
  18. 396
  19. 638
  20. 968
  21. 891
  22. 407
  23. 825
  24. 847
  25. 253
  26. 1144
  27. 308
  28. 286
  29. 429
  30. 451
  31. 286
  32. 1232
  33. 1001
  34. 869
  35. 517
  36. 704
  37. 143
  38. 539
  39. 946
  40. 968

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