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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 607 · 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. 2.891 + 198 =
  3. 3.297 + 792 =
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 533: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 981. 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 1. What is that number?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 813: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 418: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 987. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 961: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 816. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.792 + 297 =
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 520. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  24. 24.Take 511. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 944: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 580. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 972: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.396 + 693 =
  30. 30.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 710. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 198. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 128. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 179. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.198 + 891 =
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 770: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 581: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 893: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 138: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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