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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 156 · 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 189: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 866: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 104: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  6. 6.693 + 396 =
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 773: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  10. 10.297 + 792 =
  11. 11.Take 783. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 370. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  14. 14.792 + 297 =
  15. 15.Take 421. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 598: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 157. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 688: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.396 + 693 =
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 855: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 821: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 320. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 590. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 724. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 386: 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 6. What is that number?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 567: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 956: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.594 + 495 =
  34. 34.Take 896. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 883: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 861. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 227: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.891 + 198 =
  39. 39.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 825. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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