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Example - Calculator subtraction 2

The sequence of keys to press to do the above calculation on a calculator is:
9

The display will show

859.

Try some yourself - Exercise 1.10

1.

Estimate the answers to the following;

a.
47 - 12
b.
78 - 45
c.
5,000 - 441
d.
8,001 4,098
e.
117,097 98,320

2.

Now calculate manually;

a.
47 - 12
b.
78 - 45
c.
5,000 - 441
d.
8,001 4,098
e.
117,097 98,320

3.

Now confirm using your calculator;

a.
47 - 12
b.
78 - 45
c.
5,000 - 441
d.
8,001 4,098
e.
117,097 98,320

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3.4 Multiplication
This is a quick way of adding equal numbers. The symbol we use is x.

Example
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24

or

4 x 6 = 24

24 is called the product of 4 and 6.

It can also be written as 6 x 4 this is called commutative law (and also applies to addition).
Calculator
4

The display will read

24.

Example
In the sack room are 3 pallets each with 25 sacks. How many sacks are there in total?
3

25

75

Commutative Law

Means it does not matter which order things are written.

For example
1+2+3=6
3+2+1=6
2+1+3=6
Or
2 x 3 x 4 = 24
4 x 3 x 2 = 24
3 x 2 x 4 = 24
This applies to both addition and multiplication, but not to subtraction and division.

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Try some yourself - Exercise 1.11

1.

Estimate the answers to the following;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

2.

Now calculate manually;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

3.

Now confirm using your calculator;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

Example Manual multiplication

Multiply 67 by 5 (67 x 5)
This means 5 lots of 67
HTU

67
5x
335
3

Starting from the right hand side again, 7 times 5 is 35. 5 is put in the
units column and the 3 tens are carried over to the tens column (note
this on the calculation). 6 times 5 is 30, add the 3 carried forward to give
33 which is put in as 3 tens and 3 hundreds.

Try some yourself Exercise 1.12

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

567 x 8
244 x 9
903 x 6
758 x 7
307 x 7

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