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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 934 · 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 703. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.594 + 495 =
  3. 3.297 + 792 =
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.198 + 891 =
  6. 6.Do the 1089 trick with 430: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 821: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  8. 8.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  9. 9.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 126: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.396 + 693 =
  12. 12.495 + 594 =
  13. 13.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Take 600. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 527: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 541: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  18. 18.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 950: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 320. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 721. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Do the 1089 trick with 734: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  23. 23.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 820: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 510. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  27. 27.Take 831. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 519. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 910. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Take 385. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 580. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 175. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Do the 1089 trick with 426: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  36. 36.Take 173. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 257: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 230. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 870. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 249. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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