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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 306 · 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 244. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 903: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 266. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 902. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 826. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 542. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 370: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.198 + 891 =
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 945. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 770: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.594 + 495 =
  14. 14.Take 640. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 690: 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 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.495 + 594 =
  18. 18.Take 614. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.693 + 396 =
  20. 20.Take 450. 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 7. What is that number?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 980: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 671. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 835. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 934: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.891 + 198 =
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  28. 28.Take 539. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 300. 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 6. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 460. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 106: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 155. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 499: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  39. 39.297 + 792 =
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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