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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 232 · 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 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.297 + 792 =
  3. 3.594 + 495 =
  4. 4.Take 770. 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 3. What is that number?
  6. 6.Take 204. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 932. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 246. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 701: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 660: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 390: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  13. 13.396 + 693 =
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  15. 15.891 + 198 =
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 825. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 391. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.495 + 594 =
  21. 21.Take 108. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 507. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 921. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 188: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 623. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 470: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 883. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 673: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 196: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 610. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 523: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  37. 37.792 + 297 =
  38. 38.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 326: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 139: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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