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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 193 · 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 184. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.297 + 792 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.594 + 495 =
  6. 6.495 + 594 =
  7. 7.693 + 396 =
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 156: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 680. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 950. 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 7. What is that number?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 540: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 720: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 890. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.891 + 198 =
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 385: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.198 + 891 =
  22. 22.Take 843. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 610: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 461. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 840. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 550. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.792 + 297 =
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 569: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 974: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 245: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  34. 34.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 881: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 750. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 497: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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