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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 152 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 390: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.297 + 792 =
  4. 4.594 + 495 =
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 550: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 930. 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 8. What is that number?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  9. 9.693 + 396 =
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.Take 139. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 350. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 856. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 503: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 300: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.495 + 594 =
  21. 21.Take 759. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 462: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  24. 24.Take 751. 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 5. What is that number?
  26. 26.891 + 198 =
  27. 27.Take 519. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 783. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 561. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  32. 32.Take 290. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 169. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 860. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 581: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 790: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 710. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 802. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 724. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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