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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 800 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.9 + 9 + 18 + 27 + 45 + 72 + 117 + 189 + 306 + 495 =
  2. 2.A leapfrog list starts 4, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  4. 4.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.6 + 1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 =
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 8, 9, 17, 26, 43, 69, 112, 181, 293. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  16. 16.9 + 7 + 16 + 23 + 39 + 62 + 101 + 163 + 264 + 427 =
  17. 17.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  18. 18.2 + 6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 + 246 =
  19. 19.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?
  20. 20.A leapfrog list starts 9, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  21. 21.3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 + 301 =
  22. 22.5 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 9, 17, 26, 43, 69, 112, 181, 293, 474. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.A leapfrog list starts 5, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  25. 25.9 + 8 + 17 + 25 + 42 + 67 + 109 + 176 + 285 + 461 =
  26. 26.6 + 4 + 10 + 14 + 24 + 38 + 62 + 100 + 162 + 262 =
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.7 + 5 + 12 + 17 + 29 + 46 + 75 + 121 + 196 + 317 =
  29. 29.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 7, 9, 16, 25, 41, 66, 107, 173, 280. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  30. 30.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  31. 31.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  32. 32.4 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 =
  33. 33.7 + 4 + 11 + 15 + 26 + 41 + 67 + 108 + 175 + 283 =
  34. 34.7 + 3 + 10 + 13 + 23 + 36 + 59 + 95 + 154 + 249 =
  35. 35.8 + 6 + 14 + 20 + 34 + 54 + 88 + 142 + 230 + 372 =
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 6, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  37. 37.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?
  38. 38.1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 =
  39. 39.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  40. 40.2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 =

Answer key

  1. 1287
  2. 660
  3. 231
  4. 869
  5. 495
  6. 407
  7. 825
  8. 1001
  9. 1144
  10. 737
  11. 451
  12. 418
  13. 253
  14. 462
  15. 759
  16. 1111
  17. 407
  18. 638
  19. 671
  20. 583
  21. 781
  22. 627
  23. 1232
  24. 1067
  25. 1199
  26. 682
  27. 1199
  28. 825
  29. 726
  30. 341
  31. 726
  32. 308
  33. 737
  34. 649
  35. 968
  36. 594
  37. 891
  38. 583
  39. 561
  40. 198

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