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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 106 · 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. 1.891 + 198 =
  2. 2.396 + 693 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 963: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 977: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 602. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.693 + 396 =
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 723: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 710: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 980: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 784. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 901. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  22. 22.495 + 594 =
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  24. 24.Take 237. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 497: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 703: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 208: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 543. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 466: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 149. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  34. 34.Take 501. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 981. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 366. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 530. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 188: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 389. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 730: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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