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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 587 · 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 1, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 =
  3. 3.6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 + 364 =
  4. 4.A leapfrog list starts 2, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  5. 5.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  6. 6.3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 =
  7. 7.8 + 7 + 15 + 22 + 37 + 59 + 96 + 155 + 251 + 406 =
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 5, 12, 17, 29, 46, 75, 121, 196, 317. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 4, 12, 16, 28, 44, 72, 116, 188, 304. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  10. 10.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, 57, 92, 149, 241, 390. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 9, 12, 21, 33, 54, 87, 141, 228, 369. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 1, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  15. 15.7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 + 453 =
  16. 16.5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 + 411 =
  17. 17.8 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 25 + 39 + 64 + 103 + 167 + 270 =
  18. 18.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  19. 19.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, 63, 102, 165. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  20. 20.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  21. 21.7 + 3 + 10 + 13 + 23 + 36 + 59 + 95 + 154 + 249 =
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 2, 9, 11, 20, 31, 51, 82, 133, 215. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 + 191 + 309 =
  25. 25.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  26. 26.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 1, 9, 10, 19, 29, 48, 77, 125, 202. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 5, 10, 15, 25, 40, 65, 105, 170, 275. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  29. 29.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?
  30. 30.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131, 212, 343. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  31. 31.8 + 2 + 10 + 12 + 22 + 34 + 56 + 90 + 146 + 236 =
  32. 32.4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 + 356 =
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.A leapfrog list starts 9, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  35. 35.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?
  36. 36.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 8, 17, 25, 42, 67, 109, 176, 285, 461. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  37. 37.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?
  38. 38.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 143
  2. 319
  3. 946
  4. 550
  5. 1001
  6. 605
  7. 1056
  8. 825
  9. 792
  10. 1012
  11. 957
  12. 451
  13. 671
  14. 561
  15. 1177
  16. 1067
  17. 704
  18. 198
  19. 429
  20. 572
  21. 649
  22. 869
  23. 561
  24. 803
  25. 407
  26. 528
  27. 1023
  28. 715
  29. 451
  30. 891
  31. 616
  32. 924
  33. 253
  34. 671
  35. 495
  36. 1199
  37. 495
  38. 341
  39. 836
  40. 319

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