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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 977 · 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.Do the 1089 trick with 206: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 4. What is that number?
  3. 3.693 + 396 =
  4. 4.Take 441. 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.Take 850. 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 2. What is that number?
  9. 9.297 + 792 =
  10. 10.Do the 1089 trick with 894: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Do the 1089 trick with 930: 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 6. What is that number?
  13. 13.396 + 693 =
  14. 14.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 5. What is that number?
  17. 17.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 8. What is that number?
  18. 18.594 + 495 =
  19. 19.Do the 1089 trick with 195: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  20. 20.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 129: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.891 + 198 =
  23. 23.Take 956. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Take 630. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 960. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.198 + 891 =
  27. 27.495 + 594 =
  28. 28.Take 267. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Do the 1089 trick with 900: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 916: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.Take 328. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  32. 32.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 284. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Do the 1089 trick with 810: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 753: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Take 834. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Do the 1089 trick with 720: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 250. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 1. What is that number?

Answer key

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

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