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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 753 · 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. 1.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  2. 2.A leapfrog list starts 8, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.6 + 2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 =
  6. 6.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 8, 14, 22, 36, 58, 94, 152, 246, 398. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  7. 7.8 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 25 + 39 + 64 + 103 + 167 + 270 =
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.A leapfrog list starts 8, 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): 1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28, 45, 73, 118, 191. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 7, 15, 22, 37, 59, 96, 155, 251, 406. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 3, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 5, 11, 16, 27, 43, 70, 113, 183, 296. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  17. 17.A leapfrog list starts 6, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 + 314 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 6, 13, 19, 32, 51, 83, 134, 217, 351. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131, 212. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  26. 26.9 + 4 + 13 + 17 + 30 + 47 + 77 + 124 + 201 + 325 =
  27. 27.A leapfrog list starts 7, 9 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): 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 66, 107, 173, 280, 453. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  29. 29.A leapfrog list starts 6, 5 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, 3, 8, 11, 19, 30, 49, 79, 128, 207. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 =
  33. 33.5 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 =
  34. 34.7 + 6 + 13 + 19 + 32 + 51 + 83 + 134 + 217 + 351 =
  35. 35.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 5, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  37. 37.3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 =
  38. 38.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 + 246 + 398 =

Answer key

  1. 231
  2. 968
  3. 869
  4. 1034
  5. 506
  6. 1034
  7. 704
  8. 462
  9. 418
  10. 704
  11. 495
  12. 1056
  13. 605
  14. 770
  15. 671
  16. 715
  17. 946
  18. 935
  19. 957
  20. 671
  21. 583
  22. 814
  23. 913
  24. 484
  25. 550
  26. 847
  27. 1177
  28. 1177
  29. 770
  30. 539
  31. 847
  32. 605
  33. 451
  34. 913
  35. 869
  36. 803
  37. 693
  38. 902
  39. 781
  40. 1034

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