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 2 and added 7. I got 15. What was my number?
- 2.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
- 3.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 4.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
- 5.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 4. I got 34. What was my number?
- 6.Think of 11. Multiply it by 4, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 7.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
- 8.Magic trick! Think of 11. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 11. What number do you get?
- 9.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 16. What was my number?
- 10.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 11.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 24. What was my number?
- 12.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 1. I got 7. What was my number?
- 13.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 14.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 15.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 36. What was my number?
- 16.Think of 3. Multiply it by 4, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 17.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 3. I got 43. What was my number?
- 18.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 7. I got 62. What was my number?
- 19.Think of 13. Multiply it by 3, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 20.Think of 10. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 21.Think of 13. Multiply it by 2, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 22.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 23.Think of 10. Multiply it by 2, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 24.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 46. What was my number?
- 25.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 32. What was my number?
- 26.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 27.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 6. I got 12. What was my number?
- 28.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 52. What was my number?
- 29.Think of 2. Multiply it by 3, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 30.Think of 13. Multiply it by 5, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 31.Think of 14. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 32.Magic trick! Think of 13. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 13. What number do you get?
- 33.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 1. I got 34. What was my number?
- 34.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 5. I got 23. What was my number?
- 35.Think of 5. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 36.Think of 2. Multiply it by 4, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 37.Think of 6. Multiply it by 5, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 38.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 5. I got 45. What was my number?
- 39.Magic trick! Think of 15. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 15. What number do you get?
- 40.Think of 2. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
Answer key
- 4
- 5
- 14
- 2
- 10
- 49
- 13
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 9
- 16
- 15
- 8
- 11
- 41
- 27
- 29
- 11
- 22
- 20
- 11
- 2
- 2
- 17
- 14
- 67
- 29
- 4
- 11
- 6
- 17
- 13
- 33
- 8
- 3
- 5
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