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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 421 · 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 7. What is that number?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  3. 3.495 + 594 =
  4. 4.396 + 693 =
  5. 5.Take 189. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 751: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.297 + 792 =
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 529. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.693 + 396 =
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 710: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.792 + 297 =
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 824. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 892: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 806: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 218: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 750. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 390. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 129: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 280. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 704. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 663. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  29. 29.Take 330. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.891 + 198 =
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 902: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 620. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 992: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 825: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 420: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 358: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 285. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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