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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 817 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 590: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 618: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  6. 6.297 + 792 =
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 436: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  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 510: 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 8. What is that number?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 851: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  13. 13.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  14. 14.Take 239. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.891 + 198 =
  17. 17.198 + 891 =
  18. 18.Take 752. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 964: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 542: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 975: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 522. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 200. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 502: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 824. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 197. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 529: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 460: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.594 + 495 =
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 714: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 129. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 630. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.792 + 297 =
  38. 38.Take 370. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 527: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.693 + 396 =

Answer key

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

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