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 5 and added 2. I got 47. What was my number?
- 2.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 10. What was my number?
- 3.Think of 8. Multiply it by 5, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 4.Magic trick! Think of 19. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 19. What number do you get?
- 5.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 6.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 7.Magic trick! Think of 3. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 3. What number do you get?
- 8.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 36. What was my number?
- 9.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 1. I got 31. What was my number?
- 10.Think of 8. Multiply it by 2, then add 9. What number do you end with?
- 11.Think of 7. Multiply it by 3, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 12.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 2. I got 30. What was my number?
- 13.Think of 6. Multiply it by 5, then add 7. What number do you end with?
- 14.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 14. What was my number?
- 15.Magic trick! Think of 10. Double it, add 14, halve it, then take away 10. What number do you get?
- 16.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 17.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 22. What was my number?
- 18.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 52. What was my number?
- 19.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 6. I got 26. What was my number?
- 20.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 48. What was my number?
- 21.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
- 22.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
- 23.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 3. I got 23. What was my number?
- 24.Think of 6. Multiply it by 4, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 25.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 2. I got 6. What was my number?
- 26.Magic trick! Think of 18. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 18. What number do you get?
- 27.Magic trick! Think of 3. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 3. What number do you get?
- 28.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 3. I got 42. What was my number?
- 29.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 46. What was my number?
- 30.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 9. I got 17. What was my number?
- 31.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 42. What was my number?
- 32.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 52. What was my number?
- 33.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
- 34.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 18. What was my number?
- 35.Think of 3. Multiply it by 5, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 36.Think of 13. Multiply it by 2, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 37.Think of 15. Multiply it by 2, then add 3. What number do you end with?
- 38.I thought of a number, added 8 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
- 39.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 46. What was my number?
- 40.Think of 8. Multiply it by 3, then add 5. What number do you end with?
Answer key
- 9
- 4
- 41
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 10
- 25
- 29
- 14
- 37
- 4
- 7
- 9
- 10
- 19
- 10
- 19
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 28
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 13
- 16
- 4
- 20
- 17
- 13
- 3
- 17
- 31
- 33
- 5
- 19
- 29
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