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.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 9. I got 24. What was my number?
- 2.Double 79 =
- 3.9 × 6 =
- 4.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 5.37 × 3 =
- 6.12345679 × 27 =
- 7.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
- 8.Take 904. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
- 9.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 12 =
- 10.49 × 4 =
- 11.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 12.31 × 4 =
- 13.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 14.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 18 =
- 15.9 × 3 = 2? — what is the missing digit?
- 16.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
- 17.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 74 =
- 18.9 × 9 =
- 19.If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 44 days? (a) Saturday (b) Friday (c) Thursday (d) Monday
- 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 21.9 × 4 = ?6 — what is the missing digit?
- 22.Do the 1089 trick with 296: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
- 23.Take 471. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
- 24.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 54. What was my number?
- 25.9 × 7 =
- 26.Think of 13. Multiply it by 5, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 27.Take 117. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
- 28.9 × 6 = ?4 — what is the missing digit?
- 29.1 + 2 + 3 + … + 17 =
- 30.If today is Tuesday, what day will it be after 80 days? (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) Thursday (d) Saturday
- 31.10 × 9 =
- 32.4 × 9 =
- 33.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
- 34.The 7th of a month is a Monday. What day is the 18th of the same month? (a) Friday (b) Monday (c) Saturday (d) Thursday
- 35.36 × 4 =
- 36.9 × 2 = 1? — what is the missing digit?
- 37.9 × 8 =
- 38.1 × 9 =
- 39.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 40.?380 is in the 9 times table. One digit is hidden, and it is not 0. What is the hidden digit?
Answer key
- 5
- 158
- 54
- 26
- 111
- 333333333
- 49
- 495
- 78
- 196
- 8
- 124
- 4
- 171
- 7
- 100
- 2775
- 81
- Friday
- 80
- 3
- 1089
- 297
- 19
- 63
- 66
- 594
- 5
- 153
- Friday
- 90
- 36
- 2
- Friday
- 144
- 8
- 72
- 9
- 3
- 7
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