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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 762 · 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. 1.396 + 693 =
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 942: 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 5. What is that number?
  5. 5.891 + 198 =
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  8. 8.594 + 495 =
  9. 9.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.792 + 297 =
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.Take 267. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 174: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 205. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.693 + 396 =
  17. 17.297 + 792 =
  18. 18.Take 417. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 720. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 437: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  22. 22.Take 941. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 885: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 410: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 811: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 178. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 167. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 138: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 560. 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 6. What is that number?
  33. 33.Take 977. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 118. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 613: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 942. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.198 + 891 =
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 492: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 864: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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