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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.59 × 4 =
- 2.19 × 4 =
- 3.9 × 9 =
- 4.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 11
- 5.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 6.Half of 112 =
- 7.Magic trick! Think of 15. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 15. What number do you get?
- 8.44 × ? = 440
- 9.Half of 148 =
- 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 10
- 11.9 × 2 = ?8 — what is the missing digit?
- 12.3 × 9 =
- 13.687 × 10 =
- 14.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 2 ? | 6 10 14 | 8 18 4. What is the missing number?
- 15.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 88 =
- 16.11 × 11 =
- 17.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 18.If today is Friday, what day will it be after 44 days? (a) Wednesday (b) Saturday (c) Monday (d) Sunday
- 19.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 6 ? | 2 10 18 | 12 14 4. What is the missing number?
- 20.13 × 1000 =
- 21.The 3rd of a month is a Saturday. What day is the 30th of the same month? (a) Monday (b) Thursday (c) Saturday (d) Friday
- 22.Half of 28 =
- 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 50
- 24.10 × ? = 10000
- 25.123 × 9 + 4 =
- 26.12345679 × 18 =
- 27.A father is 36 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.12345679 × 27 =
- 29.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 30.9 × 8 =
- 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 45
- 32.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 28 7 22 | 13 19 ? | 16 31 10. What is the missing number?
- 33.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 34.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 20 22 12 | ? 18 26 | 24 14 16. What is the missing number?
- 35.10 × 9 =
- 36.12345679 × 72 =
- 37.1 × 9 =
- 38.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 27
- 39.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 31
- 40.12 × 8 + 2 =
Answer key
- 236
- 76
- 81
- 11
- 4
- 56
- 6
- 10
- 74
- 28
- 1
- 27
- 6870
- 12
- 3916
- 121
- 14
- Sunday
- 8
- 13000
- Friday
- 14
- 49
- 1000
- 1111
- 222222222
- 23
- 333333333
- 13
- 72
- 45
- 25
- 7
- 10
- 90
- 888888888
- 9
- 26
- 37
- 98
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