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1089 Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 7: The 1089 magic trick · Set 993 · 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 629: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  2. 2.Take 149. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  3. 3.Do the 1089 trick with 698: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  4. 4.Take 950. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  5. 5.297 + 792 =
  6. 6.495 + 594 =
  7. 7.Do the 1089 trick with 770: 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 8. 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 651: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  11. 11.Take 884. 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 2. What is that number?
  13. 13.Take 924. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  14. 14.Do the 1089 trick with 599: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  15. 15.Do the 1089 trick with 825: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  16. 16.Take 580. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. 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 961. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  19. 19.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 7. What is that number?
  20. 20.Do the 1089 trick with 910: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  21. 21.Do the 1089 trick with 947: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  22. 22.In the 1089 trick, the subtraction gave a 3-digit number that starts with 3. What is that number?
  23. 23.Take 970. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  24. 24.Do the 1089 trick with 108: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  25. 25.Take 189. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  26. 26.396 + 693 =
  27. 27.Do the 1089 trick with 960: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  28. 28.Take 810. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  29. 29.Take 560. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  30. 30.Do the 1089 trick with 741: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  31. 31.891 + 198 =
  32. 32.Take 347. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  33. 33.Take 523. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  34. 34.Take 264. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  35. 35.Do the 1089 trick with 156: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  36. 36.Do the 1089 trick with 328: reverse and subtract, then reverse that answer and add. What do you get?
  37. 37.Take 850. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  38. 38.Take 725. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  39. 39.Take 552. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?
  40. 40.Take 993. Reverse its digits and take the smaller number away from the bigger one. What do you get?

Answer key

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

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