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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 611 · 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 3. What is that number?
  2. 2.297 + 792 =
  3. 3.792 + 297 =
  4. 4.Take 299. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.396 + 693 =
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 830: 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.Take 225. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 723: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 743: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 123: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.198 + 891 =
  15. 15.Take 389. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 780: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.495 + 594 =
  18. 18.Take 563. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 335. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 114: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 137. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 267. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 570: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 845. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 963. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 669. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 903. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.891 + 198 =
  33. 33.Take 570. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 973: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 641: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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