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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 43 · 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 981: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 551. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.198 + 891 =
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 790. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.396 + 693 =
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 587: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 651. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  10. 10.792 + 297 =
  11. 11.Take 669. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 430. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  14. 14.Take 619. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 317: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  18. 18.Take 681. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 963. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 209: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 791: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 175. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 254: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 148: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 563: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 795. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.891 + 198 =
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 509: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 550: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 500. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 568: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 860. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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