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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 565 · 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 8. What is that number?
  2. 2.396 + 693 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.198 + 891 =
  5. 5.Take 977. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.594 + 495 =
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 431. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 341. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 573. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 129: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 550. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 730. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.891 + 198 =
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 329: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 811: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 138. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 270: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 113: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 229: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 279. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.495 + 594 =
  25. 25.Take 149. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 700: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 821. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 853: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 108: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 976: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 921: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.297 + 792 =
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 552: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 770. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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