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Maths tricks trick 15: Mixed trick challenge · Set 299 · 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.

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  1. 1.Take 945. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.6 × 9 =
  3. 3.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 43 =
  4. 4.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
  5. 5.36 × ? = 36000
  6. 6.A father is 33 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
  7. 7.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
  8. 8.198 + 891 =
  9. 9.396 + 693 =
  10. 10.The 3rd of a month is a Sunday. What day is the 29th of the same month? (a) Thursday (b) Friday (c) Monday (d) Saturday
  11. 11.495 + 594 =
  12. 12.Take 268. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.9 × 1 =
  14. 14.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 44
  15. 15.Take 43 and take away the sum of its digits. What do you get?
  16. 16.9 × 10 = ?0 — what is the missing digit?
  17. 17.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 10 15 | 16 12 8 | 9 14 ?. What is the missing number?
  18. 18.791? is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  19. 19.516 × 10 =
  20. 20.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 15 8 13 | 10 12 14 | ? 16 9. What is the missing number?
  21. 21.32 × 4 =
  22. 22.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 3 17 | 15 11 7 | 5 ? 9. What is the missing number?
  23. 23.1234 × 8 + 4 =
  24. 24.Magic trick! Think of 19. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 19. What number do you get?
  25. 25.Double 17 =
  26. 26.37 × 12 =
  27. 27.693 + 396 =
  28. 28.If today is Sunday, what day was it 18 days ago? (a) Saturday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Thursday
  29. 29.3 × 9 =
  30. 30.891 + 198 =
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 19
  32. 32.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 9 16 | 15 13 11 | 10 17 12. What is the missing number?
  33. 33.33 × 10 =
  34. 34.Half of 22 =
  35. 35.Double 49 =
  36. 36.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 34 =
  37. 37.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 70 =
  38. 38.Double 57 =
  39. 39.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 850: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

  1. 396
  2. 54
  3. 946
  4. 4
  5. 1000
  6. 27
  7. 5
  8. 1089
  9. 1089
  10. Friday
  11. 1089
  12. 594
  13. 9
  14. 43
  15. 36
  16. 9
  17. 13
  18. 1
  19. 5160
  20. 11
  21. 128
  22. 19
  23. 9876
  24. 7
  25. 34
  26. 444
  27. 1089
  28. Wednesday
  29. 27
  30. 1089
  31. 19
  32. 14
  33. 330
  34. 11
  35. 98
  36. 595
  37. 2485
  38. 114
  39. 21
  40. 1089

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