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.
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- 1.9 × 6 = 5? — what is the missing digit?
- 2.Take 926. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
- 3.Do the 1089 trick with 397: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
- 4.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 22 =
- 5.9 × 1 =
- 6.The 2nd of a month is a Thursday. What day is the 27th of the same month? (a) Tuesday (b) Monday (c) Thursday (d) Sunday
- 7.12 × 4 =
- 8.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 85 =
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 10.12345679 × 81 =
- 11.37 × 15 =
- 12.17 × ? = 17000
- 13.24 × 4 =
- 14.12345679 × 27 =
- 15.9 × 7 = ?3 — what is the missing digit?
- 16.Double 81 =
- 17.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 18.191 × 10 =
- 19.Think of 15. Multiply it by 4, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 20.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 27 =
- 21.The 5th of a month is a Monday. What day is the 30th of the same month? (a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Saturday (d) Friday
- 22.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 45 =
- 23.25 × 4 =
- 24.13 × 4 =
- 25.Take 914. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
- 26.13?4 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
- 27.Double 84 =
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 58 (c) 36 (d) 45
- 29.Half of 42 =
- 30.If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 63 days? (a) Tuesday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Saturday
- 31.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 16 =
- 32.8 × 9 =
- 33.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 54 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 35.594 + 495 =
- 36.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 37.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 47 =
- 38.297 + 792 =
- 39.If today is Sunday, what day will it be after 86 days? (a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Monday (d) Friday
- 40.1 + 3 + 5 + … + 21 =
Answer key
- 4
- 297
- 1089
- 253
- 9
- Monday
- 48
- 3655
- 4
- 999999999
- 555
- 1000
- 96
- 333333333
- 6
- 162
- 6
- 1910
- 62
- 378
- Friday
- 1035
- 100
- 52
- 495
- 1
- 168
- 58
- 21
- Wednesday
- 136
- 72
- 6
- 54
- 1089
- 12
- 576
- 1089
- Tuesday
- 121
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