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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 734 · 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 500: 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 6. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 974. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.396 + 693 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 850: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 745. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 920: 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 4. What is that number?
  11. 11.297 + 792 =
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 719: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.495 + 594 =
  15. 15.Take 630. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 912: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 934: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 204: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  20. 20.693 + 396 =
  21. 21.Take 205. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.594 + 495 =
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  24. 24.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.792 + 297 =
  26. 26.Take 752. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 823. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 511. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 419. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 310: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 622: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 563. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 932. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 380: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 309: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 438: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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