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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 699 · 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 1. What is that number?
  2. 2.Take 885. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 240: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 266. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  6. 6.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.891 + 198 =
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.Take 490. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.396 + 693 =
  13. 13.Take 410. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 861. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 975: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.495 + 594 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 946: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 339. 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 2. What is that number?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 971: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 956. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 309. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 116: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 844. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 127: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  29. 29.Take 209. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 674. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  32. 32.Take 712. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 902. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 360. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 984: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 548. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 581. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 671. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 268: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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