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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 28 · 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.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 760. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 430. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.891 + 198 =
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 852: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 240. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 407. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 189: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  10. 10.594 + 495 =
  11. 11.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 360: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 990: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.792 + 297 =
  16. 16.Take 841. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 347. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 682: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 886. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.495 + 594 =
  21. 21.396 + 693 =
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 114: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 560: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 759: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  30. 30.Take 579. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 218: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 668: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 952. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.297 + 792 =
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 699. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 844. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 316: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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