Think of a Number Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 6: Think of a number · Set 44 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
2. 2.Think of 9. Multiply it by 2, then add 3. What number do you end with?
3. 3.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 3. I got 21. What was my number?
4. 4.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 6. I got 42. What was my number?
5. 5.Magic trick! Think of 18. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 18. What number do you get?
6. 6.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
7. 7.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 20. What was my number?
8. 8.Magic trick! Think of 7. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 7. What number do you get?
9. 9.Think of 12. Multiply it by 4, then add 5. What number do you end with?
10. 10.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 1. I got 16. What was my number?
11. 11.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
12. 12.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 58. What was my number?
13. 13.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
14. 14.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
15. 15.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 24. What was my number?
16. 16.Magic trick! Think of 18. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 18. What number do you get?
17. 17.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
18. 18.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
19. 19.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
20. 20.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
21. 21.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 50. What was my number?
22. 22.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 7. I got 11. What was my number?
23. 23.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 32. What was my number?
24. 24.Think of 3. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
25. 25.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
26. 26.Magic trick! Think of 6. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 6. What number do you get?
27. 27.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 14. What was my number?
28. 28.Think of 4. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
29. 29.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
30. 30.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 6. I got 24. What was my number?
31. 31.Think of 14. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
32. 32.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
33. 33.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
34. 34.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
35. 35.Think of 4. Multiply it by 5, then add 6. What number do you end with?
36. 36.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 20. What was my number?
37. 37.Think of 7. Multiply it by 3, then add 6. What number do you end with?
38. 38.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
39. 39.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 5. I got 44. What was my number?
40. 40.Think of 10. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?

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