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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 104 · 40 questions
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The trick (Reverse and subtract): Reverse the number and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. The answer is always one of 198, 297, 396, 495, 594, 693, 792, 891: middle digit 9, first and last digits adding to 9. Reverse that answer and add: you always get 1089.

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  1. 1.297 + 792 =
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  7. 7.Take 883. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 104. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 431. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.396 + 693 =
  12. 12.594 + 495 =
  13. 13.891 + 198 =
  14. 14.198 + 891 =
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 450: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 499: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 941. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 240. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 567. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 346. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 320: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 884. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 973. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.792 + 297 =
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 467: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 892: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 740: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 951: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 871: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  36. 36.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  38. 38.Take 602. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 270. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 671. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

  1. 1089
  2. 297
  3. 891
  4. 396
  5. 1089
  6. 891
  7. 495
  8. 297
  9. 594
  10. 297
  11. 1089
  12. 1089
  13. 1089
  14. 1089
  15. 1089
  16. 1089
  17. 792
  18. 891
  19. 198
  20. 198
  21. 297
  22. 1089
  23. 396
  24. 594
  25. 693
  26. 1089
  27. 1089
  28. 1089
  29. 1089
  30. 1089
  31. 1089
  32. 1089
  33. 1089
  34. 1089
  35. 198
  36. 693
  37. 495
  38. 396
  39. 198
  40. 495

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