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.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
- 2.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 7. I got 43. What was my number?
- 3.Think of 3. Multiply it by 4, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 4.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 28. What was my number?
- 5.Think of 4. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 6.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 4. I got 44. What was my number?
- 7.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
- 8.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 1. I got 5. What was my number?
- 9.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 22. What was my number?
- 10.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 11.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
- 12.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 4. I got 37. What was my number?
- 13.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 2. I got 17. What was my number?
- 14.Magic trick! Think of 6. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 6. What number do you get?
- 15.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 30. What was my number?
- 16.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
- 17.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 4. I got 69. What was my number?
- 18.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
- 19.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 9. I got 79. What was my number?
- 20.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
- 21.Magic trick! Think of 9. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 9. What number do you get?
- 22.Think of 9. Multiply it by 5, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 23.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 9. I got 29. What was my number?
- 24.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 5. I got 26. What was my number?
- 25.Think of 13. Multiply it by 4, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 26.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 27.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
- 28.Magic trick! Think of 9. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 9. What number do you get?
- 29.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
- 30.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 28. What was my number?
- 31.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 32.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 3. I got 51. What was my number?
- 33.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 34.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 3. I got 13. What was my number?
- 35.Think of 2. Multiply it by 2, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 36.Think of 13. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 37.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 38.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 39.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
- 40.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 3. What number do you end with?
Answer key
- 7
- 9
- 19
- 11
- 28
- 10
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 14
- 5
- 11
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 13
- 13
- 6
- 14
- 9
- 9
- 51
- 10
- 7
- 54
- 8
- 18
- 5
- 12
- 6
- 6
- 12
- 19
- 5
- 12
- 27
- 13
- 3
- 9
- 27
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