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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 393 · 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  2. 2.297 + 792 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  4. 4.198 + 891 =
  5. 5.Take 753. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 971. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.495 + 594 =
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 470: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.891 + 198 =
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 410: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.396 + 693 =
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 480: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 743. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 225. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  21. 21.Take 400. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 103: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 311. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 850. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 137. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 441. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 842: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  30. 30.Take 775. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 539: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 734. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 883: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 964. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 386: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 710: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.693 + 396 =

Answer key

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

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