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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 334 · 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 852: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 260: 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 6. What is that number?
  5. 5.495 + 594 =
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 927: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. 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.Do the 1089 trick with 790: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  10. 10.297 + 792 =
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 976: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.198 + 891 =
  13. 13.Take 846. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 264. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 937: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 941: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 561: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 568. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 194: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 339: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 732. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 461. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 104. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 755. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.396 + 693 =
  31. 31.891 + 198 =
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 621: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 670. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 684: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.792 + 297 =
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 740: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 753. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 109: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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