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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 828 · 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, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.A leapfrog list starts 2, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 =
  4. 4.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 6, 15, 21, 36, 57, 93, 150, 243, 393. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  5. 5.2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 + 314 =
  6. 6.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?
  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.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 5, 13, 18, 31, 49, 80, 129, 209, 338. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 + 288 =
  11. 11.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.7 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 =
  14. 14.4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 + 322 =
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 + 335 =
  17. 17.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  18. 18.1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 =
  19. 19.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 8, 10, 18, 28, 46, 74, 120, 194, 314. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  20. 20.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 1, 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 53, 86, 139. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  21. 21.A leapfrog list starts 1, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  22. 22.3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 =
  23. 23.A leapfrog list starts 3, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  24. 24.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  25. 25.2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 =
  26. 26.6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 + 246 + 398 =
  27. 27.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 8, 16, 24, 40, 64, 104, 168, 272, 440. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  28. 28.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?
  29. 29.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  30. 30.1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 + 259 =
  31. 31.9 + 5 + 14 + 19 + 33 + 52 + 85 + 137 + 222 + 359 =
  32. 32.A leapfrog list starts 4, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 =
  34. 34.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  35. 35.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 6, 12, 18, 30, 48, 78, 126, 204, 330. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  36. 36.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  37. 37.2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 =
  38. 38.A leapfrog list starts 2, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  39. 39.7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 + 453 =
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 495
  2. 814
  3. 319
  4. 1023
  5. 814
  6. 473
  7. 825
  8. 880
  9. 638
  10. 748
  11. 286
  12. 671
  13. 473
  14. 836
  15. 957
  16. 869
  17. 583
  18. 759
  19. 814
  20. 363
  21. 759
  22. 605
  23. 429
  24. 671
  25. 462
  26. 1034
  27. 1144
  28. 319
  29. 957
  30. 671
  31. 935
  32. 484
  33. 143
  34. 726
  35. 858
  36. 363
  37. 198
  38. 198
  39. 1177
  40. 539

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