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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 645 · 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.Take 330. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 885: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 705. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 470. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 458. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 810. 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 3. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 257. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 781. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.693 + 396 =
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 370: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 733. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 480: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 379. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 620. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 430: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 914. 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 5. What is that number?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.198 + 891 =
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 139: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.594 + 495 =
  28. 28.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  29. 29.792 + 297 =
  30. 30.Take 590. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 601. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 245. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 350: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 670: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 692. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 104: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.495 + 594 =
  40. 40.Take 805. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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