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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 32 · 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 620. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 119: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 793: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 940. 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 1. What is that number?
  8. 8.297 + 792 =
  9. 9.Take 905. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 936: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 712: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 328: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.891 + 198 =
  15. 15.792 + 297 =
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  18. 18.594 + 495 =
  19. 19.198 + 891 =
  20. 20.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  21. 21.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 610. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 216: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 159. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 633: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.396 + 693 =
  29. 29.Take 890. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 590: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 148. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 613. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 269: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.693 + 396 =
  36. 36.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 951. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 360: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 468: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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