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Maths tricks trick 15: Mixed trick challenge · Set 389 · 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.Double 96 =
  2. 2.9 × 1 =
  3. 3.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
  4. 4.5 × 9 =
  5. 5.19 × 4 =
  6. 6.8 × 4 =
  7. 7.123456 × 9 + 7 =
  8. 8.49 × 4 =
  9. 9.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
  10. 10.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  11. 11.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 19 (d) 18
  12. 12.Double 58 =
  13. 13.9 × 9 = 8? — what is the missing digit?
  14. 14.?105 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  15. 15.Half of 42 =
  16. 16.12 × 9 + 3 =
  17. 17.45 × 1000 =
  18. 18.Half of 72 =
  19. 19.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
  20. 20.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
  21. 21.37 × 4 =
  22. 22.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 7 ? | 19 11 3 | 5 15 13. What is the missing number?
  23. 23.37 × 15 =
  24. 24.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 23 13 ? | 9 17 25 | 19 21 11. What is the missing number?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  26. 26.9 × 2 =
  27. 27.63 × ? = 630
  28. 28.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  29. 29.13 × 4 =
  30. 30.Half of 178 =
  31. 31.If today is Sunday, what day was it 39 days ago? (a) Tuesday (b) Saturday (c) Thursday (d) Wednesday
  32. 32.37 × 18 =
  33. 33.Take 801. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.891 + 198 =
  35. 35.658 × 10 =
  36. 36.Think of 8. Multiply it by 5, then add 2. What number do you end with?
  37. 37.What comes next? 19, 28, 37, 46, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 55 (d) 46
  38. 38.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
  39. 39.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
  40. 40.13?5 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?

Answer key

  1. 192
  2. 9
  3. 5
  4. 45
  5. 76
  6. 32
  7. 1111111
  8. 196
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. 17
  12. 116
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 21
  16. 111
  17. 45000
  18. 36
  19. 49
  20. 5
  21. 148
  22. 17
  23. 555
  24. 15
  25. 594
  26. 18
  27. 10
  28. 62
  29. 52
  30. 89
  31. Wednesday
  32. 666
  33. 693
  34. 1089
  35. 6580
  36. 42
  37. 55
  38. 7
  39. 31
  40. 9

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