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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 778 · 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.Take 722. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 529. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  4. 4.Take 421. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Take 259. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  9. 9.198 + 891 =
  10. 10.594 + 495 =
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 760: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.792 + 297 =
  13. 13.Take 501. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 935. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 650: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.495 + 594 =
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 330: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 860: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 335. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.396 + 693 =
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 410: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 179. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 449. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 601. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 416. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 426. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 305. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  31. 31.Take 980. 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 5. What is that number?
  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 411: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 784: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 296: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 446. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 365: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 249. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 734. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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