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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 609 · 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 7. What is that number?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 257. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 267. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 884. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 833. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 744: 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 2. What is that number?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 144: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 501. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 601. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.396 + 693 =
  15. 15.792 + 297 =
  16. 16.Take 966. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 246. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.693 + 396 =
  20. 20.Take 559. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 547: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 911: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 934. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 257: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 976: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 430. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 377: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 806. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 260: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 310: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 442. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 760: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 643. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 812. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 470. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 916. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 987. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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