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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 558 · 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 763. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  7. 7.Take 315. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 139. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.396 + 693 =
  11. 11.Take 340. 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. 13.495 + 594 =
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 430: 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 7. What is that number?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 258. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 642. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 931: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.693 + 396 =
  21. 21.594 + 495 =
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 119. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 299. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 913. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 220: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 751: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 389: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 711. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.297 + 792 =
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 896: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 460: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 267: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 533. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 351. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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