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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 849 · 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 8, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, 57, 92, 149, 241, 390. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  3. 3.A leapfrog list starts 3, 2 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 7, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  5. 5.9 + 6 + 15 + 21 + 36 + 57 + 93 + 150 + 243 + 393 =
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.A leapfrog list starts 8, 5 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 5, 7 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): 6, 3, 9, 12, 21, 33, 54, 87, 141, 228. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 9, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.A leapfrog list starts 9, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  15. 15.7 + 4 + 11 + 15 + 26 + 41 + 67 + 108 + 175 + 283 =
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  19. 19.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?
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.4 + 2 + 6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 =
  22. 22.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  23. 23.A leapfrog list starts 7, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  24. 24.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  25. 25.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?
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  28. 28.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?
  29. 29.A leapfrog list starts 7, 3 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): 9, 2, 11, 13, 24, 37, 61, 98, 159, 257. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.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?
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.A leapfrog list starts 5, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  35. 35.4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 + 288 =
  36. 36.A leapfrog list starts 4, 1 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. 38.3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 + 233 =
  39. 39.2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 =
  40. 40.A leapfrog list starts 8, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?

Answer key

  1. 616
  2. 1012
  3. 341
  4. 1177
  5. 1023
  6. 869
  7. 880
  8. 143
  9. 880
  10. 891
  11. 594
  12. 957
  13. 671
  14. 759
  15. 737
  16. 407
  17. 143
  18. 341
  19. 363
  20. 462
  21. 396
  22. 902
  23. 1089
  24. 726
  25. 1144
  26. 495
  27. 341
  28. 396
  29. 649
  30. 671
  31. 583
  32. 1232
  33. 495
  34. 451
  35. 748
  36. 308
  37. 891
  38. 605
  39. 550
  40. 1232

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