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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- 1.662 × ? = 6620
- 2.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
- 3.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 4.111 × 111 =
- 5.11 × 11 =
- 6.37 × 1000 =
- 7.35 × 100 =
- 8.9 × 7 = ?3 — what is the missing digit?
- 9.12345679 × 72 =
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 21 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 11.878 × 10 =
- 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 16
- 13.Do the 1089 trick with 189: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
- 14.70? is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
- 15.9 × 10 =
- 16.9 × 4 = 3? — what is the missing digit?
- 17.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 70
- 18.The 1st of a month is a Sunday. What day is the 17th of the same month? (a) Friday (b) Wednesday (c) Tuesday (d) Monday
- 19.Magic trick! Think of 18. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 18. What number do you get?
- 20.If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 25 days? (a) Saturday (b) Wednesday (c) Monday (d) Sunday
- 21.297 + 792 =
- 22.Think of 2. Multiply it by 2, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 23.1 × 9 =
- 24.832 × 10 =
- 25.The 7th of a month is a Tuesday. What day is the 30th of the same month? (a) Wednesday (b) Friday (c) Thursday (d) Sunday
- 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
- 27.?011 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
- 28.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 18 16 | 22 14 ? | 12 10 20. What is the missing number?
- 29.9 × 3 =
- 30.The 7th of a month is a Thursday. What day is the 15th of the same month? (a) Monday (b) Thursday (c) Friday (d) Saturday
- 31.If today is Wednesday, what day was it 20 days ago? (a) Thursday (b) Friday (c) Sunday (d) Wednesday
- 32.Think of 15. Multiply it by 5, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 33.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 ? 10 | 13 11 9 | 12 7 14. What is the missing number?
- 34.9 × 6 =
- 35.If today is Thursday, what day will it be after 29 days? (a) Thursday (b) Monday (c) Saturday (d) Friday
- 36.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 37.In 5 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 38.2 × 9 =
- 39.90 × ? = 9000
- 40.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
Answer key
- 10
- 20
- 20
- 12321
- 121
- 37000
- 3500
- 6
- 888888888
- 21
- 8780
- 13
- 1089
- 2
- 90
- 6
- 80
- Tuesday
- 9
- Sunday
- 1089
- 8
- 9
- 8320
- Thursday
- 49
- 7
- 6
- 27
- Friday
- Thursday
- 76
- 15
- 54
- Friday
- 8
- 11
- 18
- 100
- 2
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