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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 16 · 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 893: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.495 + 594 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.297 + 792 =
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  7. 7.Take 380. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 173: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 410. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 843: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 621: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  14. 14.693 + 396 =
  15. 15.Take 511. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 109. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 349. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.396 + 693 =
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 117: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 548. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 248. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 502. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 578: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  28. 28.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 331: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 915: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 760: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.198 + 891 =
  33. 33.Take 422. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  35. 35.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 456. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 921: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 196. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.792 + 297 =
  40. 40.Take 705. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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