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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 923 · 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, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  2. 2.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  3. 3.1 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 17 + 28 + 45 + 73 + 118 + 191 =
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.9 + 9 + 18 + 27 + 45 + 72 + 117 + 189 + 306 + 495 =
  6. 6.5 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 =
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157, 254, 411. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.A leapfrog list starts 6, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  11. 11.A leapfrog list starts 4, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  12. 12.6 + 3 + 9 + 12 + 21 + 33 + 54 + 87 + 141 + 228 =
  13. 13.2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 13 + 21 + 34 + 55 + 89 + 144 =
  14. 14.4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 + 322 =
  15. 15.A leapfrog list starts 3, 4 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  16. 16.8 + 7 + 15 + 22 + 37 + 59 + 96 + 155 + 251 + 406 =
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.A leapfrog list starts 5, 8 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  19. 19.A leapfrog list starts 1, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  20. 20.2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 =
  21. 21.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 1, 9, 10, 19, 29, 48, 77, 125, 202. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  22. 22.A leapfrog list starts 4, 6 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.2 + 7 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 41 + 66 + 107 + 173 + 280 =
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.3 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 12 + 19 + 31 + 50 + 81 + 131 =
  28. 28.5 + 5 + 10 + 15 + 25 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 170 + 275 =
  29. 29.5 + 3 + 8 + 11 + 19 + 30 + 49 + 79 + 128 + 207 =
  30. 30.1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 + 327 =
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.7 + 4 + 11 + 15 + 26 + 41 + 67 + 108 + 175 + 283 =
  33. 33.A leapfrog list starts 6, 5 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  34. 34.3 + 7 + 10 + 17 + 27 + 44 + 71 + 115 + 186 + 301 =
  35. 35.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?
  36. 36.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 2, 7 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  38. 38.8 + 1 + 9 + 10 + 19 + 29 + 48 + 77 + 125 + 202 =
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 528
  2. 671
  3. 495
  4. 484
  5. 1287
  6. 451
  7. 1144
  8. 1067
  9. 396
  10. 858
  11. 572
  12. 594
  13. 374
  14. 836
  15. 517
  16. 1056
  17. 198
  18. 979
  19. 671
  20. 462
  21. 528
  22. 748
  23. 341
  24. 253
  25. 726
  26. 462
  27. 341
  28. 715
  29. 539
  30. 847
  31. 759
  32. 737
  33. 770
  34. 781
  35. 979
  36. 572
  37. 726
  38. 528
  39. 1177
  40. 451

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