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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 333 · 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. 1.198 + 891 =
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 431: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  4. 4.792 + 297 =
  5. 5.Take 955. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 955: 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 6. What is that number?
  9. 9.297 + 792 =
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 923. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 432: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.693 + 396 =
  16. 16.Take 892. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 720. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 376. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.396 + 693 =
  22. 22.495 + 594 =
  23. 23.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 402. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 926. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 640. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 770. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 346. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 401. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 577. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 862. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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