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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 623 · 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. 1.693 + 396 =
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  3. 3.594 + 495 =
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  5. 5.Take 508. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 502: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 603. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 277: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 833. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 195. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 164. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 135: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 286. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 944. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 932: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 749: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 751. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 351: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.396 + 693 =
  22. 22.Take 951. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.198 + 891 =
  24. 24.Take 385. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.297 + 792 =
  26. 26.792 + 297 =
  27. 27.Take 236. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 841: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 985: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 920: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  34. 34.Take 994. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 650. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 319. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.891 + 198 =
  38. 38.Take 805. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 952: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 955. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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