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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 361 · 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 174. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 582. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 650: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.297 + 792 =
  6. 6.Take 286. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 954. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.594 + 495 =
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 680: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.396 + 693 =
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.693 + 396 =
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 207: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  16. 16.891 + 198 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 199: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 713: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 175: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.198 + 891 =
  22. 22.Take 169. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 812: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.792 + 297 =
  26. 26.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 396. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 895. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 977: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 823. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 168. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 360: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 791. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 759: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 660: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 309. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 540. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 951. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 299. 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 1. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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