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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 976 · 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 710. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  2. 2.297 + 792 =
  3. 3.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  4. 4.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  5. 5.495 + 594 =
  6. 6.Take 547. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  7. 7.Take 820. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. 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.Take 900. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  10. 10.Take 980. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  11. 11.396 + 693 =
  12. 12.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 6. What is that number?
  13. 13.Do the 1089 trick with 704: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 883: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Do the 1089 trick with 643: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  17. 17.Take 184. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  18. 18.Take 105. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.Take 990. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 610. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Take 270. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  22. 22.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  23. 23.Take 520. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 750: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 940. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.Take 326. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 237: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 700. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 920. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.792 + 297 =
  31. 31.594 + 495 =
  32. 32.Take 187. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 912. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 860. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 782: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 961: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Do the 1089 trick with 136: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 632. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Do the 1089 trick with 359: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 931. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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