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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 530 · 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 903: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.594 + 495 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  4. 4.Take 528. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.891 + 198 =
  6. 6.Take 699. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 759: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 981: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 260. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 527. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 802: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 733. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 663. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 275: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 115: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 724. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 906: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 185: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 517: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.297 + 792 =
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 469: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 982: 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 5. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 457. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 580. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.396 + 693 =
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 400: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.792 + 297 =
  38. 38.Take 750. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 244. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 186: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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