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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 682 · 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 730: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 590. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 357: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 720: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 466. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 701: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.198 + 891 =
  10. 10.297 + 792 =
  11. 11.891 + 198 =
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  13. 13.594 + 495 =
  14. 14.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 359: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 682. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 548: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 520. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 177. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 611. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 980: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.396 + 693 =
  25. 25.Take 460. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 553: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 289: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 229: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 492. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 992: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 156: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 254: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 580: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 956. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 174: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 926. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 800. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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