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 8. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
- 2.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 5. I got 75. What was my number?
- 3.Think of 12. Multiply it by 2, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 4.Think of 8. Multiply it by 4, then add 9. What number do you end with?
- 5.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 1. I got 9. What was my number?
- 6.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
- 7.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
- 8.Think of 15. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 9.Think of 10. Multiply it by 3, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 10.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 11.Magic trick! Think of 19. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 19. What number do you get?
- 12.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 13.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 8. I got 24. What was my number?
- 14.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 6. I got 20. What was my number?
- 15.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
- 16.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 54. What was my number?
- 17.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 18.Magic trick! Think of 7. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 7. What number do you get?
- 19.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
- 20.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 8. I got 34. What was my number?
- 21.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 22.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 23.Magic trick! Think of 3. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 3. What number do you get?
- 24.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 25.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 5. I got 15. What was my number?
- 26.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 1. I got 34. What was my number?
- 27.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 14. What was my number?
- 28.Think of 7. Multiply it by 2, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 29.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 16. What was my number?
- 30.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 6. I got 26. What was my number?
- 31.Magic trick! Think of 19. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 19. What number do you get?
- 32.Think of 5. Multiply it by 4, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 33.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 34.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 5. I got 19. What was my number?
- 35.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
- 36.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 30. What was my number?
- 37.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 38.Think of 3. Multiply it by 3, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 39.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 16. What was my number?
- 40.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
Answer key
- 6
- 14
- 32
- 41
- 2
- 17
- 5
- 37
- 38
- 9
- 8
- 10
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 18
- 7
- 4
- 8
- 13
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 11
- 5
- 16
- 5
- 5
- 7
- 23
- 30
- 7
- 5
- 13
- 27
- 14
- 4
- 15
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