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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 611 · 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): 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110, 178. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.A leapfrog list starts 8, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.A leapfrog list starts 1, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  9. 9.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  10. 10.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 1, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 + 432 =
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 4, 11, 15, 26, 41, 67, 108, 175, 283. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  18. 18.1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 =
  19. 19.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?
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.A leapfrog list starts 9, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  24. 24.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  25. 25.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  26. 26.A leapfrog list starts 7, 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 2, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  28. 28.A leapfrog list starts 6, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  29. 29.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?
  30. 30.7 + 5 + 12 + 17 + 29 + 46 + 75 + 121 + 196 + 317 =
  31. 31.A leapfrog list starts 3, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  32. 32.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  33. 33.8 + 4 + 12 + 16 + 28 + 44 + 72 + 116 + 188 + 304 =
  34. 34.A leapfrog list starts 3, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  35. 35.4 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 =
  36. 36.1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 + 259 =
  37. 37.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 9, 18, 27, 45, 72, 117, 189, 306, 495. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  38. 38.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 462
  2. 627
  3. 869
  4. 1144
  5. 539
  6. 528
  7. 803
  8. 231
  9. 363
  10. 869
  11. 638
  12. 748
  13. 319
  14. 1122
  15. 583
  16. 1023
  17. 737
  18. 583
  19. 935
  20. 396
  21. 418
  22. 308
  23. 847
  24. 341
  25. 715
  26. 473
  27. 462
  28. 1122
  29. 319
  30. 825
  31. 693
  32. 231
  33. 792
  34. 781
  35. 308
  36. 671
  37. 1287
  38. 726
  39. 869
  40. 638

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