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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 572 · 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 4. What is that number?
  2. 2.594 + 495 =
  3. 3.396 + 693 =
  4. 4.693 + 396 =
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 458: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 936: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.792 + 297 =
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 790: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.891 + 198 =
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 175. 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 3. What is that number?
  15. 15.198 + 891 =
  16. 16.Take 502. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 811: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 280. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 692. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 654. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 551: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 491. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 447: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 761: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 378. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 199. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 238. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 560. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 610: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 935. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 500: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 260. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 864: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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