← The 1089 magic trick lesson New set →

1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 23 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Take 452. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 907: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.396 + 693 =
  4. 4.Take 196. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  6. 6.594 + 495 =
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  9. 9.792 + 297 =
  10. 10.Take 991. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 613: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 189: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 860. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 230: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  18. 18.198 + 891 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 994: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 762. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 417. 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 2. What is that number?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  25. 25.Take 813. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.297 + 792 =
  27. 27.693 + 396 =
  28. 28.Take 209. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 971. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 601. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 491: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 974. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  35. 35.Take 689. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 237. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 871: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 614. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 612: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks