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Maths tricks trick 15: Mixed trick challenge · Set 174 · 40 questions
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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.The 3rd of a month is a Monday. What day is the 17th of the same month? (a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) Thursday (d) Tuesday
  2. 2.1234567 × 8 + 7 =
  3. 3.If today is Saturday, what day was it 17 days ago? (a) Tuesday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Saturday
  4. 4.259 × 10 =
  5. 5.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 85 =
  6. 6.9 × 2 = 1? — what is the missing digit?
  7. 7.66?1 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  8. 8.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 13 =
  9. 9.9 × 7 = ?3 — what is the missing digit?
  10. 10.Double 26 =
  11. 11.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
  12. 12.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 37
  13. 13.12345679 × 63 =
  14. 14.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
  15. 15.1234567 × 9 + 8 =
  16. 16.Magic trick! Think of 6. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 6. What number do you get?
  17. 17.9 × 4 = ?6 — what is the missing digit?
  18. 18.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 92 =
  19. 19.Half of 182 =
  20. 20.37 × 12 =
  21. 21.12345679 × 54 =
  22. 22.Take 550. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 1. I got 41. What was my number?
  24. 24.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 4. I got 40. What was my number?
  25. 25.28 × 4 =
  26. 26.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 67 =
  27. 27.6 × 9 =
  28. 28.53 × 4 =
  29. 29.If today is Saturday, what day will it be after 52 days? (a) Wednesday (b) Tuesday (c) Friday (d) Monday
  30. 30.?93 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  31. 31.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 9 =
  32. 32.Half of 32 =
  33. 33.A father is 30 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
  34. 34.9 × 10 =
  35. 35.Think of 3. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
  36. 36.If today is Sunday, what day was it 46 days ago? (a) Thursday (b) Saturday (c) Wednesday (d) Tuesday
  37. 37.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 5 19 9 | 15 11 7 | 13 3 ?. What is the missing number?
  38. 38.If today is Tuesday, what day will it be after 78 days? (a) Wednesday (b) Thursday (c) Saturday (d) Tuesday
  39. 39.13 × 4 =
  40. 40.14 × 100 =

Answer key

  1. Monday
  2. 9876543
  3. Wednesday
  4. 2590
  5. 3655
  6. 8
  7. 5
  8. 49
  9. 6
  10. 52
  11. 9
  12. 37
  13. 777777777
  14. 9
  15. 11111111
  16. 4
  17. 3
  18. 4278
  19. 91
  20. 444
  21. 666666666
  22. 495
  23. 10
  24. 12
  25. 112
  26. 2278
  27. 54
  28. 212
  29. Tuesday
  30. 6
  31. 45
  32. 16
  33. 17
  34. 90
  35. 13
  36. Wednesday
  37. 17
  38. Wednesday
  39. 52
  40. 1400

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