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.Think of 9. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 2.Think of 7. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 3.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 2. I got 12. What was my number?
- 4.Magic trick! Think of 7. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 7. What number do you get?
- 5.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 12. What was my number?
- 6.Think of 10. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 7.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 6. I got 81. What was my number?
- 8.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 6. I got 12. What was my number?
- 9.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
- 10.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 4. I got 24. What was my number?
- 11.Think of 3. Multiply it by 4, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 12.Think of 3. Multiply it by 2, then add 9. What number do you end with?
- 13.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
- 14.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 22. What was my number?
- 15.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 5. I got 20. What was my number?
- 16.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 1. I got 22. What was my number?
- 17.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 2. I got 77. What was my number?
- 18.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 10. What was my number?
- 19.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 20.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 21.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 22.Think of 13. Multiply it by 4, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 23.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 24.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 5. I got 65. What was my number?
- 25.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 2. I got 42. What was my number?
- 26.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
- 27.Think of 5. Multiply it by 2, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 28.Think of 9. Multiply it by 4, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 29.Think of 15. Multiply it by 5, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 30.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
- 31.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
- 32.Think of 4. Multiply it by 4, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 33.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 34.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
- 35.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
- 36.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 48. What was my number?
- 37.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 38.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
- 39.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
- 40.Think of 8. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
Answer key
- 34
- 28
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 27
- 15
- 3
- 13
- 10
- 14
- 15
- 8
- 10
- 5
- 7
- 15
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 58
- 5
- 15
- 10
- 16
- 14
- 39
- 77
- 16
- 8
- 23
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 20
- 18
- 3
- 20
- 48
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