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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 936 · 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 935: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  3. 3.Take 952. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  4. 4.Do the 1089 trick with 940: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  5. 5.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  6. 6.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  7. 7.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?
  8. 8.Take 751. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  9. 9.Do the 1089 trick with 902: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  10. 10.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  11. 11.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  12. 12.792 + 297 =
  13. 13.Take 572. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 800: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.198 + 891 =
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.495 + 594 =
  18. 18.Take 398. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 690: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 511. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 930. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 510. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 409. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Do the 1089 trick with 930: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 850. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 760: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.594 + 495 =
  29. 29.Take 440. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 821: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.891 + 198 =
  32. 32.Take 522. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 709. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.396 + 693 =
  35. 35.297 + 792 =
  36. 36.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 2. What is that number?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 911: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.693 + 396 =
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 214: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 660. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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