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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 188 · 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 823. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 722: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.792 + 297 =
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 611: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 952: 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.Do the 1089 trick with 128: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 851. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 183. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 119: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  16. 16.Take 931. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  20. 20.Take 723. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 561: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 327. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 500: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 649: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 759. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 771: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 341. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 905. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.891 + 198 =
  36. 36.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 882. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 408: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 924: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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