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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 915 · 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 3, 1 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 8, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.A leapfrog list starts 4, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  5. 5.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, 81, 131, 212. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  6. 6.5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 + 191 + 309 =
  7. 7.5 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 =
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.9 + 7 + 16 + 23 + 39 + 62 + 101 + 163 + 264 + 427 =
  10. 10.4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 =
  11. 11.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  12. 12.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 53, 86, 139, 225, 364. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  13. 13.A leapfrog list starts 1, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  14. 14.9 + 5 + 14 + 19 + 33 + 52 + 85 + 137 + 222 + 359 =
  15. 15.1 + 7 + 8 + 15 + 23 + 38 + 61 + 99 + 160 + 259 =
  16. 16.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 9, 3, 12, 15, 27, 42, 69, 111, 180, 291. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  17. 17.6 + 3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 =
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.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?
  20. 20.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 6, 4, 10, 14, 24, 38, 62, 100, 162, 262. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  21. 21.8 + 4 + 12 + 16 + 28 + 44 + 72 + 116 + 188 + 304 =
  22. 22.8 + 1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 =
  23. 23.4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 + 356 =
  24. 24.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  25. 25.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?
  26. 26.8 + 8 + 16 + 24 + 40 + 64 + 104 + 168 + 272 + 440 =
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.A leapfrog list starts 3, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  29. 29.2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 + 348 =
  30. 30.6 + 5 + 11 + 16 + 27 + 43 + 70 + 113 + 183 + 296 =
  31. 31.6 + 6 + 12 + 18 + 30 + 48 + 78 + 126 + 204 + 330 =
  32. 32.A leapfrog list starts 6, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  33. 33.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  34. 34.7 + 7 + 14 + 21 + 35 + 56 + 91 + 147 + 238 + 385 =
  35. 35.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?
  36. 36.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?
  37. 37.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 7, 6, 13, 19, 32, 51, 83, 134, 217, 351. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  38. 38.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  39. 39.1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 =
  40. 40.3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 =

Answer key

  1. 253
  2. 792
  3. 825
  4. 924
  5. 550
  6. 803
  7. 451
  8. 1287
  9. 1111
  10. 660
  11. 341
  12. 946
  13. 583
  14. 935
  15. 671
  16. 759
  17. 594
  18. 726
  19. 880
  20. 682
  21. 792
  22. 528
  23. 924
  24. 715
  25. 462
  26. 1144
  27. 737
  28. 781
  29. 902
  30. 770
  31. 858
  32. 1034
  33. 253
  34. 1001
  35. 814
  36. 308
  37. 913
  38. 198
  39. 231
  40. 253

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