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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 893 · 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. 1.891 + 198 =
  2. 2.693 + 396 =
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 830. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 694: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Take 490. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 634: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 963. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 917: 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.Take 654. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.396 + 693 =
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 397: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 800. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.495 + 594 =
  19. 19.Take 886. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 780: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.792 + 297 =
  22. 22.Take 388. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Do the 1089 trick with 300: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 624: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 260. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 350: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  28. 28.594 + 495 =
  29. 29.198 + 891 =
  30. 30.Take 795. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 341: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 710. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 360. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 853. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Take 255. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 922. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 650: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 572: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Do the 1089 trick with 159: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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