← Mixed trick challenge lesson New set →

Maths Tricks Practice Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 15: Mixed trick challenge · Set 407 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
  2. 2.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 21 =
  3. 3.9 × 6 = 5? — what is the missing digit?
  4. 4.Take 15 and take away the sum of its digits. What do you get?
  5. 5.8 × ? = 800
  6. 6.Double 13 =
  7. 7.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 43 =
  8. 8.35 × 1000 =
  9. 9.?544 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  10. 10.9 × 8 = ?2 — what is the missing digit?
  11. 11.12 × 9 + 3 =
  12. 12.6?16 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  13. 13.121 × ? = 1210
  14. 14.The 1st of a month is a Friday. What day is the 30th of the same month? (a) Saturday (b) Sunday (c) Tuesday (d) Friday
  15. 15.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 29
  16. 16.Take 27 and take away the sum of its digits. What do you get?
  17. 17.8 × 4 =
  18. 18.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
  19. 19.13 × ? = 13000
  20. 20.Half of 96 =
  21. 21.?138 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
  22. 22.Think of 3. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
  23. 23.16 × 1000 =
  24. 24.If today is Sunday, what day was it 49 days ago? (a) Wednesday (b) Saturday (c) Monday (d) Sunday
  25. 25.12 × 4 =
  26. 26.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 98 =
  27. 27.Think of 5. Multiply it by 3, then add 3. What number do you end with?
  28. 28.8 × 9 =
  29. 29.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 5. I got 15. What was my number?
  30. 30.297 + 792 =
  31. 31.321 × 10 =
  32. 32.47 × 4 =
  33. 33.If today is Monday, what day was it 57 days ago? (a) Monday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Wednesday
  34. 34.If today is Tuesday, what day will it be after 90 days? (a) Tuesday (b) Thursday (c) Sunday (d) Monday
  35. 35.17 × 4 =
  36. 36.497 × 10 =
  37. 37.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 18 13 | 16 14 12 | 15 10 ?. What is the missing number?
  38. 38.3 × 9 =
  39. 39.Magic trick! Think of 11. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 11. What number do you get?
  40. 40.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 25 15 | 21 17 ? | 19 9 23. What is the missing number?

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 121
  3. 4
  4. 9
  5. 100
  6. 26
  7. 484
  8. 35000
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. 111
  12. 5
  13. 10
  14. Saturday
  15. 35
  16. 18
  17. 32
  18. 15
  19. 1000
  20. 48
  21. 6
  22. 7
  23. 16000
  24. Sunday
  25. 48
  26. 4851
  27. 18
  28. 72
  29. 5
  30. 1089
  31. 3210
  32. 188
  33. Sunday
  34. Monday
  35. 68
  36. 4970
  37. 17
  38. 27
  39. 4
  40. 13

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks