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Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 660 · 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. 1.5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 + 191 + 309 =
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.A leapfrog list starts 7, 5 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 9, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  5. 5.8 + 7 + 15 + 22 + 37 + 59 + 96 + 155 + 251 + 406 =
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 + 432 =
  8. 8.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  9. 9.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 4, 13, 17, 30, 47, 77, 124, 201, 325. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.8 + 5 + 13 + 18 + 31 + 49 + 80 + 129 + 209 + 338 =
  14. 14.7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 + 259 + 419 =
  15. 15.5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 + 343 =
  16. 16.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 1, 8, 9, 17, 26, 43, 69, 112, 181. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.2 + 6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 + 246 =
  20. 20.1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 =
  21. 21.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 66, 107, 173, 280, 453. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  22. 22.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 + 474 =
  26. 26.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  27. 27.1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 =
  28. 28.4 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 =
  29. 29.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?
  30. 30.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 5, 14, 19, 33, 52, 85, 137, 222, 359. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  35. 35.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, 44, 71, 115, 186. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 6, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 9, 7 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 8, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  39. 39.6 + 5 + 11 + 16 + 27 + 43 + 70 + 113 + 183 + 296 =
  40. 40.A leapfrog list starts 2, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?

Answer key

  1. 803
  2. 495
  3. 825
  4. 935
  5. 1056
  6. 143
  7. 1122
  8. 957
  9. 847
  10. 979
  11. 803
  12. 308
  13. 880
  14. 1089
  15. 891
  16. 473
  17. 792
  18. 319
  19. 638
  20. 143
  21. 1177
  22. 671
  23. 726
  24. 495
  25. 1232
  26. 1001
  27. 319
  28. 308
  29. 671
  30. 363
  31. 561
  32. 935
  33. 847
  34. 869
  35. 484
  36. 506
  37. 1111
  38. 1056
  39. 770
  40. 286

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