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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 362 · 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 359: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 652. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 730. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.792 + 297 =
  5. 5.891 + 198 =
  6. 6.Take 139. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 277: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 875. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 319. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 871. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 470: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 389: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 270: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 590. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 125. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.495 + 594 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 402: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.594 + 495 =
  21. 21.Take 410. 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 6. What is that number?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 811: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 730: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.396 + 693 =
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 258: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 401. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 217: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 311. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  34. 34.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 418. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 805: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 770: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 523. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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