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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 320 · 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 7. What is that number?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 990: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 890. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.198 + 891 =
  5. 5.Take 513. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 923: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 862. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 104: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 591: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 861: 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 8. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 361. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 301: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 954. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  20. 20.Take 610. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 420. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 563: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 752. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 911: 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 3. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 907. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 234. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.693 + 396 =
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 593. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.891 + 198 =
  34. 34.396 + 693 =
  35. 35.Take 477. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.495 + 594 =
  38. 38.Take 450. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 128. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 109: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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