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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 443 · 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. 1.396 + 693 =
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 662. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.891 + 198 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  6. 6.Take 914. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 610. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.693 + 396 =
  9. 9.594 + 495 =
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 406. 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 284: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 843: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.792 + 297 =
  17. 17.198 + 891 =
  18. 18.Take 115. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.297 + 792 =
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  22. 22.Take 571. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 461: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 530. 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 2. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 284. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 411. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 893. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 215. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 467: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 612. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 471. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 118. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 761. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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