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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 128 · 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. 1.693 + 396 =
  2. 2.Take 730. 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 6. What is that number?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 994: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 488: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.594 + 495 =
  10. 10.Take 239. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.792 + 297 =
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 850: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 670: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 790. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 224. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 225: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 331: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 881: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.297 + 792 =
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 144: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 911. 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 8. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 476. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.891 + 198 =
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 310: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 751. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.396 + 693 =
  31. 31.Take 310. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 821. 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 7. What is that number?
  34. 34.198 + 891 =
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 620: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 785: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 964. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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