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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 336 · 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 886. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 357. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 722: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  7. 7.594 + 495 =
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 734: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.891 + 198 =
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 197: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 771. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.396 + 693 =
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 532: 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 2. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 422. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 654. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 662. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 745: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 882. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 498. 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 7. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 701. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 402: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 692: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 145: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 741: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 408. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 621: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 198: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 319. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 299. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 441. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 689. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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