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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 597 · 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. 2.594 + 495 =
  3. 3.Take 163. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 906. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 902: 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 2. What is that number?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 690: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 670. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 513: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.297 + 792 =
  12. 12.891 + 198 =
  13. 13.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 951. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.693 + 396 =
  16. 16.Take 198. 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 6. What is that number?
  18. 18.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  19. 19.Take 523. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 921. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 866. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 600: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 260. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 674. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 855. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 280. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 558: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 139. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 490: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 538. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  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 264: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 553: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 530: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 209: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.396 + 693 =
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 621: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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