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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 208 · 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 340: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.396 + 693 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 476: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.891 + 198 =
  7. 7.495 + 594 =
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 844: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.594 + 495 =
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 681: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 873: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 932. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 750: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 155. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 622. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 469: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 890. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.198 + 891 =
  19. 19.Take 441. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 965. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 134: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 128: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.693 + 396 =
  24. 24.Take 250. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 189: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 268. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.792 + 297 =
  28. 28.Take 103. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 875. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 316: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 910: 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 3. What is that number?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  34. 34.Take 359. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 672. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 278: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  39. 39.Take 773. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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