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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 882 · 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. 1.6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 + 267 + 432 =
  2. 2.2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 + 314 =
  3. 3.A leapfrog list starts 9, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  4. 4.4 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 =
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, 42, 68, 110, 178, 288. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  8. 8.5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 13 + 20 + 33 + 53 + 86 + 139 =
  9. 9.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157, 254. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 + 212 + 343 =
  12. 12.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 3, 11, 14, 25, 39, 64, 103, 167, 270. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  13. 13.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 3, 10, 13, 23, 36, 59, 95, 154, 249. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  14. 14.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  15. 15.A leapfrog list starts 1, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  16. 16.3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 =
  17. 17.7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 + 453 =
  18. 18.6 + 2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 =
  19. 19.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?
  20. 20.8 + 2 + 10 + 12 + 22 + 34 + 56 + 90 + 146 + 236 =
  21. 21.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 1, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28, 45, 73, 118. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  22. 22.9 + 1 + 10 + 11 + 21 + 32 + 53 + 85 + 138 + 223 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 4, 8, 12, 20, 32, 52, 84, 136, 220. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 + 369 =
  25. 25.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, 57, 92, 149, 241. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  28. 28.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 2, 9, 11, 20, 31, 51, 82, 133, 215. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  29. 29.4 + 9 + 13 + 22 + 35 + 57 + 92 + 149 + 241 + 390 =
  30. 30.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76, 123, 199, 322. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  31. 31.A leapfrog list starts 7, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  32. 32.1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 + 327 =
  33. 33.3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 15 + 24 + 39 + 63 + 102 + 165 =
  34. 34.A leapfrog list starts 2, 3 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  35. 35.5 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 =
  36. 36.2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 =
  37. 37.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?
  38. 38.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  39. 39.8 + 3 + 11 + 14 + 25 + 39 + 64 + 103 + 167 + 270 =
  40. 40.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 7, 16, 23, 39, 62, 101, 163, 264, 427. What is 11 × the 7th number?

Answer key

  1. 1122
  2. 814
  3. 1287
  4. 308
  5. 462
  6. 605
  7. 748
  8. 363
  9. 660
  10. 1023
  11. 891
  12. 704
  13. 649
  14. 902
  15. 847
  16. 517
  17. 1177
  18. 506
  19. 1177
  20. 616
  21. 308
  22. 583
  23. 572
  24. 957
  25. 627
  26. 726
  27. 726
  28. 561
  29. 1012
  30. 836
  31. 913
  32. 847
  33. 429
  34. 374
  35. 451
  36. 462
  37. 583
  38. 715
  39. 704
  40. 1111

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