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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 788 · 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.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.495 + 594 =
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  6. 6.297 + 792 =
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 460: 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 6. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 965. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 970: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  14. 14.Take 934. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 896. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 206. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 730: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 235. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.594 + 495 =
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 449: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 833: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 320. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.693 + 396 =
  25. 25.Take 573. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 966: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 983: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 200: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 247. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 804: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 579: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 248. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 651. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 750: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 902: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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