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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 862 · 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 307. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Do the 1089 trick with 229: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 476. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.Do the 1089 trick with 220: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  8. 8.891 + 198 =
  9. 9.198 + 891 =
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 800: 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 1. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 429: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 266: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 830: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 224. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.693 + 396 =
  19. 19.297 + 792 =
  20. 20.Take 370. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 613: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 560. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 118: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 943. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  26. 26.Take 730. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 500. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 614: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 361. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 890: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 239. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 456. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 548. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 502: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 418. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 762: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 990: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  40. 40.Take 792. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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