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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 219 · 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  2. 2.693 + 396 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  4. 4.396 + 693 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 590: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 630. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.792 + 297 =
  10. 10.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 419. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 923: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 658. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.495 + 594 =
  16. 16.891 + 198 =
  17. 17.198 + 891 =
  18. 18.Take 360. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 901: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 816: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 937: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 108: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 471. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 981. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 154: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 974: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 981: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 204: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  32. 32.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 345: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 173: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.594 + 495 =
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 811. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 295. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 489: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 250: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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