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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 466 · 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 441: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 311. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.198 + 891 =
  5. 5.Take 422. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 660: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 144: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 440: 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 2. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 892. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 730. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 744. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.594 + 495 =
  17. 17.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 389: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.396 + 693 =
  20. 20.297 + 792 =
  21. 21.Take 987. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 371. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.792 + 297 =
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  25. 25.Take 520. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  27. 27.Take 482. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.693 + 396 =
  29. 29.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 184. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. 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.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 985. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 416: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 249. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 590. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 200. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 390. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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