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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 908 · 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 6. What is that number?
  2. 2.Take 740. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.594 + 495 =
  5. 5.891 + 198 =
  6. 6.198 + 891 =
  7. 7.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  8. 8.Do the 1089 trick with 368: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  9. 9.Take 953. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 780. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  13. 13.693 + 396 =
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  15. 15.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 961: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.792 + 297 =
  18. 18.Take 631. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.495 + 594 =
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 127: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 219. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 200. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 895. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 972: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Do the 1089 trick with 873: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 905: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 812. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 512. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Do the 1089 trick with 855: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 823. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 401. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 651: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.297 + 792 =
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 794: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 966. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 955: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 550. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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