← The 1089 magic trick lesson New set →

1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 733 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.396 + 693 =
  2. 2.792 + 297 =
  3. 3.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 153. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 440: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.Take 591. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 840. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 581. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 824: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 109. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 972. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.198 + 891 =
  16. 16.Take 622. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.891 + 198 =
  18. 18.693 + 396 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 429: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 139. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 620: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 173. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 914: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.495 + 594 =
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 891: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 611: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 186: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 882: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 330. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.297 + 792 =
  33. 33.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 926: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 220. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 996: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 752: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  39. 39.Take 480. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 234. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks