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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 848 · 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 3. What is that number?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  3. 3.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  6. 6.396 + 693 =
  7. 7.Take 227. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.495 + 594 =
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 951: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.198 + 891 =
  11. 11.594 + 495 =
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 518: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 477: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 336. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  17. 17.Take 724. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.297 + 792 =
  19. 19.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 903: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 569: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 288: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 800. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 669. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  27. 27.891 + 198 =
  28. 28.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  29. 29.Take 795. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.792 + 297 =
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 624. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 880: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 793. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 642: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 469: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 913: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 550. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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