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 4. Multiply it by 2, then add 5. What number do you end with?
- 2.Think of 11. Multiply it by 2, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 3.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 3. I got 33. What was my number?
- 4.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 20. What was my number?
- 5.Think of 5. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 6.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
- 7.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 50. What was my number?
- 8.Think of 5. Multiply it by 4, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 9.Think of 4. Multiply it by 5, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 10.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 8. I got 38. What was my number?
- 11.Think of 2. Multiply it by 4, then add 4. What number do you end with?
- 12.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 8. I got 14. What was my number?
- 13.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 5. I got 11. What was my number?
- 14.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 1. I got 19. What was my number?
- 15.Think of 7. Multiply it by 2, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 16.I thought of a number, added 5 and then doubled it. I got 24. What was my number?
- 17.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 4. I got 43. What was my number?
- 18.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 48. What was my number?
- 19.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 8. I got 32. What was my number?
- 20.I thought of a number, added 9 and then doubled it. I got 38. What was my number?
- 21.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 30. What was my number?
- 22.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 3. I got 23. What was my number?
- 23.Think of 5. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 24.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
- 25.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 26.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 46. What was my number?
- 27.Magic trick! Think of 17. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 17. What number do you get?
- 28.Think of 15. Multiply it by 2, then add 2. What number do you end with?
- 29.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
- 30.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 1. I got 37. What was my number?
- 31.Think of 15. Multiply it by 2, then add 1. What number do you end with?
- 32.Magic trick! Think of 5. Double it, add 4, halve it, then take away 5. What number do you get?
- 33.Think of 15. Multiply it by 4, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 34.Magic trick! Think of 20. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 20. What number do you get?
- 35.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 4. I got 37. What was my number?
- 36.Magic trick! Think of 7. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 7. What number do you get?
- 37.Think of 12. Multiply it by 5, then add 8. What number do you end with?
- 38.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 6. What number do you end with?
- 39.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 16. What was my number?
- 40.Magic trick! Think of 14. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 14. What number do you get?
Answer key
- 13
- 26
- 15
- 8
- 11
- 14
- 18
- 24
- 24
- 15
- 12
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 16
- 7
- 13
- 15
- 12
- 10
- 8
- 10
- 33
- 5
- 3
- 17
- 9
- 32
- 11
- 9
- 31
- 2
- 68
- 3
- 11
- 4
- 68
- 18
- 7
- 3
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