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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 315 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 601: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 668. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 619. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 103: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 189. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 892. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 136: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  9. 9.Take 518. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 633: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.792 + 297 =
  12. 12.693 + 396 =
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 770: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 176. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 466. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 528. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 855. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 126. 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.Take 843. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 913: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  25. 25.495 + 594 =
  26. 26.198 + 891 =
  27. 27.Take 762. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 651. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 603. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 287: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 467: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 991. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 468: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 326. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 490: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 308. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 946. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 350: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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