Maths Tricks Practice Worksheet
The trick (Choose a trick): × 9 → finger trick; × 4 → double double; × 10, 100, 1000 → slide and add zeros. 37, 12345679 or 111… → magic patterns; reverse and subtract → 1089. Puzzles: find the rule, the total or the leftover days, then check your answer.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 21 =
- 2.9 × 4 = 3? — what is the missing digit?
- 3.9 × 9 =
- 4.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 18
- 5.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 97 =
- 6.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 16 =
- 7.58 × 4 =
- 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 19
- 9.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 2 7 | ? 6 8 | 5 10 3. What is the missing number?
- 10.33 × 4 =
- 11.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 18 20 10 | 8 16 ? | 22 12 14. What is the missing number?
- 12.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 39 =
- 13.Half of 166 =
- 14.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 3. I got 15. What was my number?
- 15.123 × 8 + 3 =
- 16.6 × 9 =
- 17.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 18.20 × 4 =
- 19.11111 × 11111 =
- 20.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 ? 10 | 11 13 15 | 16 9 14. What is the missing number?
- 21.9 × 5 = ?5 — what is the missing digit?
- 22.If today is Monday, what day was it 31 days ago? (a) Saturday (b) Thursday (c) Friday (d) Monday
- 23.The 7th of a month is a Wednesday. What day is the 18th of the same month? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) Wednesday (d) Saturday
- 24.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 14
- 25.9 × 2 = 1? — what is the missing digit?
- 26.If today is Wednesday, what day was it 56 days ago? (a) Tuesday (b) Saturday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
- 27.If today is Sunday, what day was it 17 days ago? (a) Thursday (b) Wednesday (c) Friday (d) Sunday
- 28.594 + 495 =
- 29.123456789 × 8 + 9 =
- 30.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 11 =
- 31.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 40 =
- 32.7?85 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
- 33.23 × 4 =
- 34.9 × 7 =
- 35.9 × 4 = ?6 — what is the missing digit?
- 36.15 × 4 =
- 37.Magic trick! Think of 9. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 9. What number do you get?
- 38.?628 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
- 39.9 × 2 =
- 40.591? is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
Answer key
- 121
- 6
- 81
- 17
- 4753
- 136
- 232
- 19
- 4
- 132
- 24
- 780
- 83
- 4
- 987
- 54
- 3
- 80
- 123454321
- 17
- 4
- Friday
- Sunday
- 12
- 8
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- 1089
- 987654321
- 36
- 820
- 7
- 92
- 63
- 3
- 60
- 9
- 2
- 18
- 3
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