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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 184 · 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.Take 511. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 200. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 850. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 165: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 358: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 970: 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 7. What is that number?
  8. 8.396 + 693 =
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 448. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 638. 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.Do the 1089 trick with 532: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 981. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 438: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 699. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 350. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.594 + 495 =
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  22. 22.792 + 297 =
  23. 23.Take 189. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 820. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 821. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.297 + 792 =
  27. 27.Take 854. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 398. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 426. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 244. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.891 + 198 =
  33. 33.Take 800. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 945. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.495 + 594 =
  37. 37.Take 581. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 671: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 340. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.198 + 891 =

Answer key

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

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