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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 366 · 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 964: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  3. 3.594 + 495 =
  4. 4.Take 560. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.198 + 891 =
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 288: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  10. 10.891 + 198 =
  11. 11.Take 611. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 608. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 916. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 629. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 825: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.Take 378. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 740. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.495 + 594 =
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 139: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 865. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 993. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 450: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 450. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 159: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 489: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 863. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 258: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 439: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 914: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 369. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.792 + 297 =

Answer key

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

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