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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 566 · 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 6. What is that number?
  2. 2.198 + 891 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 739: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 442. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.792 + 297 =
  6. 6.Take 914. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.297 + 792 =
  8. 8.693 + 396 =
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 865: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 143. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.891 + 198 =
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 681. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 145: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 300: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 965. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.495 + 594 =
  25. 25.Take 317. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 876. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 399. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 743: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 549: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 882: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 660: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 650: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 218. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 365. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 609. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 327. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 123. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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