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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 338 · 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 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 622. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 369. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.792 + 297 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  6. 6.396 + 693 =
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  8. 8.297 + 792 =
  9. 9.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 451. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 176. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 623. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 277. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  16. 16.495 + 594 =
  17. 17.Take 992. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 680. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 370: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 932. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  22. 22.Take 770. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  24. 24.891 + 198 =
  25. 25.Take 800. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 780: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 618. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 411: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 653: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.693 + 396 =
  33. 33.Take 355. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 279. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.594 + 495 =
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 581. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  39. 39.Take 560. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 175. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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