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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 252 · 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 5. What is that number?
  2. 2.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  4. 4.792 + 297 =
  5. 5.Take 856. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 104. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.297 + 792 =
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 270: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.891 + 198 =
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 740: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.495 + 594 =
  14. 14.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 267: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 845: 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 8. What is that number?
  20. 20.Take 113. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 540: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.198 + 891 =
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 996: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 397: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 914: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 947: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 801: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 733: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 611. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.693 + 396 =
  33. 33.Take 189. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 632. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 183. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  37. 37.Take 458. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 761: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 301. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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