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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 357 · 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 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.198 + 891 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  4. 4.Take 204. 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 1. What is that number?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 206: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 422. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 552. 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 7. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 502: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 265: 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 4. What is that number?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 497: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 986: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 337: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 812. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 780. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 331. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  27. 27.Take 840. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.495 + 594 =
  30. 30.396 + 693 =
  31. 31.Take 781. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 104: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 499. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 210. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 773. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 168: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 127: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 622. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.792 + 297 =
  40. 40.Take 398. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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