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Leapfrog Sum Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 25: The leapfrog sum trick · Set 951 · 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. 1.6 + 4 + 10 + 14 + 24 + 38 + 62 + 100 + 162 + 262 =
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.A leapfrog list starts 5, 3 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): 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, 38, 61, 99, 160, 259. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  6. 6.2 + 4 + 6 + 10 + 16 + 26 + 42 + 68 + 110 + 178 =
  7. 7.9 + 2 + 11 + 13 + 24 + 37 + 61 + 98 + 159 + 257 =
  8. 8.A leapfrog list starts 2, 5 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 3, 8 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): 9, 5, 14, 19, 33, 52, 85, 137, 222, 359. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  11. 11.7 + 3 + 10 + 13 + 23 + 36 + 59 + 95 + 154 + 249 =
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 =
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.6 + 2 + 8 + 10 + 18 + 28 + 46 + 74 + 120 + 194 =
  18. 18.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 4, 3, 7, 10, 17, 27, 44, 71, 115, 186. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  19. 19.A leapfrog list starts 4, 9 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.3 + 4 + 7 + 11 + 18 + 29 + 47 + 76 + 123 + 199 =
  22. 22.4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 20 + 32 + 52 + 84 + 136 + 220 =
  23. 23.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 8, 6, 14, 20, 34, 54, 88, 142, 230, 372. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  24. 24.A leapfrog list starts 6, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  25. 25.1 + 8 + 9 + 17 + 26 + 43 + 69 + 112 + 181 + 293 =
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.A leapfrog list starts 7, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  28. 28.4 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 23 + 37 + 60 + 97 + 157 + 254 =
  29. 29.A leapfrog list starts 1, 2 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  30. 30.8 + 7 + 15 + 22 + 37 + 59 + 96 + 155 + 251 + 406 =
  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. 32.6 + 5 + 11 + 16 + 27 + 43 + 70 + 113 + 183 + 296 =
  33. 33.9 + 7 + 16 + 23 + 39 + 62 + 101 + 163 + 264 + 427 =
  34. 34.Leapfrog list (each number is the sum of the two before it): 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39, 63, 102, 165, 267. What is 11 × the 7th number?
  35. 35.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?
  36. 36.7 + 2 + 9 + 11 + 20 + 31 + 51 + 82 + 133 + 215 =
  37. 37.A leapfrog list starts 9, 1 and each next number is the sum of the two before it. What do the first 10 numbers add up to?
  38. 38.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?
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

  1. 682
  2. 1089
  3. 1023
  4. 539
  5. 671
  6. 462
  7. 671
  8. 550
  9. 869
  10. 935
  11. 649
  12. 517
  13. 770
  14. 781
  15. 407
  16. 946
  17. 506
  18. 484
  19. 1012
  20. 616
  21. 517
  22. 572
  23. 968
  24. 506
  25. 759
  26. 913
  27. 561
  28. 660
  29. 231
  30. 1056
  31. 913
  32. 770
  33. 1111
  34. 693
  35. 935
  36. 561
  37. 583
  38. 924
  39. 957
  40. 374

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