Think of a Number Puzzles Worksheet
The trick (Undo the steps): Going forwards: do the steps in order. Going backwards: start from the result and undo each step, last one first. Undo + with −, × with ÷, and doubling with halving.
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- 1.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 5. I got 33. What was my number?
- 2.Think of 6. Multiply it by 5, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 3.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
- 4.Think of 12. Multiply it by 2, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 5.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
- 6.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 7.Magic trick! Think of 3. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 3. What number do you get?
- 8.Think of 10. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 9.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
- 10.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
- 11.Think of 6. Multiply it by 5, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 12.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
- 13.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
- 14.Think of 3. Multiply it by 4, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 15.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 2. I got 32. What was my number?
- 16.Think of 6. Multiply it by 2, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 17.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 56. What was my number?
- 18.Think of 12. Multiply it by 4, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 19.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 9. I got 30. What was my number?
- 20.Magic trick! Think of 3. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 3. What number do you get?
- 21.Think of 11. Multiply it by 3, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 22.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 23.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 24.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 22. What was my number?
- 25.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 26.Magic trick! Think of 11. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 11. What number do you get?
- 27.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
- 28.Think of 6. Multiply it by 4, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 29.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 30.Think of 14. Multiply it by 3, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 31.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 32.Think of 4. Multiply it by 5, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 33.Think of 7. Multiply it by 4, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 34.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
- 35.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 3. I got 7. What was my number?
- 36.Think of 14. Multiply it by 5, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 37.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
- 38.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 39.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 28. What was my number?
- 40.Magic trick! Think of 18. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 18. What number do you get?
Answer key
- 7
- 36
- 5
- 28
- 8
- 7
- 9
- 21
- 6
- 5
- 31
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 6
- 14
- 19
- 53
- 7
- 2
- 41
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 16
- 4
- 9
- 29
- 20
- 44
- 26
- 25
- 31
- 7
- 2
- 73
- 9
- 3
- 12
- 3
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