Think of a Number Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 6: Think of a number · Set 80 · 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 4 and then doubled it. I got 30. What was my number?
2. 2.Magic trick! Think of 12. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 12. What number do you get?
3. 3.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 8. I got 47. What was my number?
4. 4.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
5. 5.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 1. I got 21. What was my number?
6. 6.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 26. What was my number?
7. 7.I thought of a number, added 1 and then doubled it. I got 36. What was my number?
8. 8.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 3. I got 48. What was my number?
9. 9.Think of 4. Multiply it by 3, then add 3. What number do you end with?
10. 10.Magic trick! Think of 8. Double it, add 6, halve it, then take away 8. What number do you get?
11. 11.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 1. I got 33. What was my number?
12. 12.Think of 6. Multiply it by 3, then add 7. What number do you end with?
13. 13.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 2. I got 47. What was my number?
14. 14.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 3. I got 51. What was my number?
15. 15.I thought of a number, added 4 and then doubled it. I got 46. What was my number?
16. 16.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 2. I got 27. What was my number?
17. 17.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 2 and added 5. I got 11. What was my number?
18. 18.Think of 13. Multiply it by 3, then add 9. What number do you end with?
19. 19.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
20. 20.Think of 13. Multiply it by 2, then add 6. What number do you end with?
21. 21.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 3 and added 5. I got 23. What was my number?
22. 22.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 18, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
23. 23.Magic trick! Think of 16. Double it, add 10, halve it, then take away 16. What number do you get?
24. 24.Think of 6. Multiply it by 2, then add 7. What number do you end with?
25. 25.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 8. I got 52. What was my number?
26. 26.Magic trick! Think of 2. Double it, add 12, halve it, then take away 2. What number do you get?
27. 27.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 9. I got 34. What was my number?
28. 28.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 28. What was my number?
29. 29.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 6. I got 16. What was my number?
30. 30.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 4. I got 52. What was my number?
31. 31.I thought of a number, added 2 and then doubled it. I got 30. What was my number?
32. 32.Magic trick! Think of 4. Double it, add 8, halve it, then take away 4. What number do you get?
33. 33.I thought of a number, added 7 and then doubled it. I got 34. What was my number?
34. 34.I thought of a number, added 6 and then doubled it. I got 44. What was my number?
35. 35.Think of 12. Multiply it by 3, then add 5. What number do you end with?
36. 36.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 5 and added 8. I got 83. What was my number?
37. 37.Think of 2. Multiply it by 2, then add 4. What number do you end with?
38. 38.Magic trick! Think of 7. Double it, add 16, halve it, then take away 7. What number do you get?
39. 39.I thought of a number, added 3 and then doubled it. I got 40. What was my number?
40. 40.I thought of a number, multiplied it by 4 and added 6. I got 62. What was my number?

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