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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 881 · 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 274. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 460. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 850: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 911. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 730. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 330: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.693 + 396 =
  14. 14.Take 379. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Take 224. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.792 + 297 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 840: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 991. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 368: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 359. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 880. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.495 + 594 =
  23. 23.198 + 891 =
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 501: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.396 + 693 =
  26. 26.Take 548. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  28. 28.Do the 1089 trick with 369: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 992: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 285: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 971. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 218. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 127. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 299. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 660. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 913. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 210. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.297 + 792 =
  40. 40.Take 207. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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