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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 464 · 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 2. What is that number?
  2. 2.693 + 396 =
  3. 3.792 + 297 =
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  5. 5.Take 225. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 194: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 765. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 954: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 472: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 951: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 941. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.891 + 198 =
  14. 14.Take 632. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 174: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.495 + 594 =
  19. 19.594 + 495 =
  20. 20.Take 866. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 159: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 380. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 701. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.198 + 891 =
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 411: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 911. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 569: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 510: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 508. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 370: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.396 + 693 =
  34. 34.Take 184. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 176. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  37. 37.Take 266. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  39. 39.Take 533. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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