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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 87 · 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 4, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 =
  3. 3.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  4. 4.3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 + 301 =
  5. 5.4 + 2 + 6 + 8 + 14 + 22 + 36 + 58 + 94 + 152 =
  6. 6.3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 =
  7. 7.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 8, 12, 20, 32, 52, 84, 136, 220, 356. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.A leapfrog list starts 9, 6 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): 6, 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, 38, 61, 99, 160. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  11. 11.2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 =
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.6 + 4 + 10 + 14 + 24 + 38 + 62 + 100 + 162 + 262 =
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.A leapfrog list starts 7, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.8 + 1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 =
  20. 20.2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 + 314 =
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.A leapfrog list starts 7, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  23. 23.1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 + 225 =
  24. 24.4 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 =
  25. 25.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?
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 =
  28. 28.9 + 8 + 17 + 25 + 42 + 67 + 109 + 176 + 285 + 461 =
  29. 29.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  30. 30.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  31. 31.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  32. 32.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76, 123, 199. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  33. 33.3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 =
  34. 34.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?
  35. 35.6 + 6 + 12 + 18 + 30 + 48 + 78 + 126 + 204 + 330 =
  36. 36.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?
  37. 37.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?
  38. 38.4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 + 322 =
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 + 327 =

Answer key

  1. 308
  2. 374
  3. 561
  4. 781
  5. 396
  6. 253
  7. 924
  8. 286
  9. 1023
  10. 418
  11. 550
  12. 539
  13. 1144
  14. 682
  15. 594
  16. 737
  17. 1023
  18. 869
  19. 528
  20. 814
  21. 737
  22. 473
  23. 583
  24. 484
  25. 759
  26. 341
  27. 198
  28. 1199
  29. 231
  30. 605
  31. 957
  32. 517
  33. 429
  34. 1232
  35. 858
  36. 660
  37. 935
  38. 836
  39. 979
  40. 847

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