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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 246 · 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. 1.198 + 891 =
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.792 + 297 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  6. 6.Take 781. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.495 + 594 =
  8. 8.Take 350. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 629. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.594 + 495 =
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 538: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 801. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  22. 22.891 + 198 =
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.693 + 396 =
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 113: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 651. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 771. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 672. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 420. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 982: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 703: 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 5. What is that number?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 710: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 533: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 497. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 134. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 168: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 129: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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