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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 236 · 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 7. What is that number?
  2. 2.Take 955. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 309. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 990: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.792 + 297 =
  6. 6.Take 875. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  8. 8.495 + 594 =
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 691: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.594 + 495 =
  11. 11.Take 780. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 532: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 901. 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 5. What is that number?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 288: 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 8. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 904: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  20. 20.Take 249. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.297 + 792 =
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 279: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 763. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 931. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  27. 27.Take 902. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 300. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.693 + 396 =
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 300: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 490. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.396 + 693 =
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 670: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 225. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 359. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 760. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 784: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 883: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 193: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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