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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 816 · 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.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  2. 2.Take 921. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.495 + 594 =
  5. 5.Take 916. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 125: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 961: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 623. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 781. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 659: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.891 + 198 =
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 194: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 114: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  15. 15.792 + 297 =
  16. 16.198 + 891 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 750: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 780: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  21. 21.Take 985. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 451. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 135. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.297 + 792 =
  26. 26.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 905. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 205. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 840. 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 5. What is that number?
  31. 31.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 199: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 114. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 533: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 870: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 680. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 832. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 946. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 883. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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