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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 44 · 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.Take 921. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.495 + 594 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  4. 4.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.792 + 297 =
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 265. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 681: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 589. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 200. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.693 + 396 =
  14. 14.Take 553. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.594 + 495 =
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 608: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 468: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 437. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 783. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 409: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 513: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. 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 871: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 883. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 270: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  31. 31.396 + 693 =
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 641: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 581. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 430: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 557. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 274. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 931: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 341. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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