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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 447 · 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 831. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.495 + 594 =
  3. 3.Take 790. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 327. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 982: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 620. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.297 + 792 =
  8. 8.891 + 198 =
  9. 9.Take 285. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 679. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.198 + 891 =
  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 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.594 + 495 =
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 805: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.792 + 297 =
  18. 18.Take 569. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 259. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 103: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 996: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 337. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  25. 25.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 971. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  28. 28.Take 167. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 388: 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.Take 664. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 761: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 361: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.396 + 693 =
  35. 35.Take 529. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 876: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 573. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 513. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 178: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 883. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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