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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 297 · 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 2. What is that number?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 863. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  5. 5.Take 815. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 680. 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 6. What is that number?
  8. 8.594 + 495 =
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 114: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 921: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.198 + 891 =
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 518: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.495 + 594 =
  16. 16.Take 640. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 931. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 913. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 115. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 330. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 771: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 390. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 315. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.891 + 198 =
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 461: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 309. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 204. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 563: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 881. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 329: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 325. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 381: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 720: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 975: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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