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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 888 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 713: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 853. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.396 + 693 =
  5. 5.495 + 594 =
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 268: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 462. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 721: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  10. 10.Take 376. 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 8. What is that number?
  12. 12.Do the 1089 trick with 178: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  13. 13.Take 710. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  15. 15.Take 214. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  16. 16.594 + 495 =
  17. 17.Do the 1089 trick with 866: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  18. 18.Do the 1089 trick with 113: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 933. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 497. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 931: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.792 + 297 =
  23. 23.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 775. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 670: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  28. 28.Take 391. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 114. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 210: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.891 + 198 =
  32. 32.Do the 1089 trick with 941: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 613: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 452: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  36. 36.Take 611. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 577: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.693 + 396 =
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 340: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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