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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 317 · 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. 1.297 + 792 =
  2. 2.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 217: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.198 + 891 =
  6. 6.495 + 594 =
  7. 7.594 + 495 =
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  9. 9.Take 713. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 653. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 119: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 822. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 368. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 679: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 893: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.693 + 396 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 821: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 981: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 945. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 401. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 826: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 650: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.792 + 297 =
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 690: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 305. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.396 + 693 =
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 442: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 760. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 609: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 400. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 429: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 472. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 411. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 980: 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 3. What is that number?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  40. 40.891 + 198 =

Answer key

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

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