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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 75 · 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. 1.792 + 297 =
  2. 2.396 + 693 =
  3. 3.Take 569. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.594 + 495 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 907: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 270: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 981. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 679: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  12. 12.Take 611. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.297 + 792 =
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  15. 15.891 + 198 =
  16. 16.Take 735. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 328: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 470. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.495 + 594 =
  21. 21.Take 360. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 722. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 135. 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 2. What is that number?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 801. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 452: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 739: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 944: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 700: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  33. 33.Take 278. 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 4. What is that number?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 330: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 598: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 562: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 955. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 653. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 654. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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