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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 107 · 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. 1.792 + 297 =
  2. 2.Take 439. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  4. 4.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  6. 6.495 + 594 =
  7. 7.Take 325. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.594 + 495 =
  9. 9.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 144. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.396 + 693 =
  16. 16.693 + 396 =
  17. 17.297 + 792 =
  18. 18.Take 712. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 980: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 804. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 560: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 341. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 770. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 230: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.198 + 891 =
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 356: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 795: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 851: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 894. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.891 + 198 =
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 610: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 349: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 450: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 825: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 973: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 805. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 985. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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