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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 661 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 644: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  3. 3.891 + 198 =
  4. 4.297 + 792 =
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 795: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 306: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 650. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  9. 9.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 641: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 640. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.396 + 693 =
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 518: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 410: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 891. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 317. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 943. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 724. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.495 + 594 =
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 984: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.198 + 891 =
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 981: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 325. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 500: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 289. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 452: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 106: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 380: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 195. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 610: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 307. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 196. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 149. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 841: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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