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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 191 · 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 208: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.396 + 693 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 609: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 739: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.891 + 198 =
  6. 6.Take 224. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 197. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.198 + 891 =
  10. 10.594 + 495 =
  11. 11.693 + 396 =
  12. 12.Take 210. 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 3. What is that number?
  14. 14.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 671. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 603: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 784. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 955. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 359: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 542. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 167. 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 1. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 517. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 105: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 850. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  30. 30.297 + 792 =
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 965: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.792 + 297 =
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 412: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 462. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 266: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 430. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 307: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 109: 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. 198
  7. 594
  8. 891
  9. 1089
  10. 1089
  11. 1089
  12. 198
  13. 396
  14. 891
  15. 495
  16. 891
  17. 1089
  18. 297
  19. 396
  20. 891
  21. 1089
  22. 792
  23. 297
  24. 594
  25. 198
  26. 198
  27. 1089
  28. 792
  29. 693
  30. 1089
  31. 1089
  32. 1089
  33. 1089
  34. 891
  35. 198
  36. 495
  37. 1089
  38. 396
  39. 1089
  40. 1089

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