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5 Tips For Faster Mental Multiplication PDF
5 Tips For Faster Mental Multiplication PDF
Ever dreamed of being able to multiply numbers lickety-splitand completely in your head? Wouldn't it be great if you could quickly solve problems like 36 x 25 and 47 x 24? Good newsyou can! Keep on reading to find out how. By Jason Marshall, PhD, The Math Dude July 20, 2013 Now that we've learned the basics of lightning fast mental addition, mental subtraction, and mental multiplication, it's time to turn our attention to a few tips that will help you take your skills to the next level. Today we're going to kick things off by learning 5 tips that will help you multiply numbers quickly in your head and become the mental math wizard in your family.
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For example, this trick says that the last two digits of 45^2 must be 25, and the digits before that are given by 4 x 5 = 20. So 45^2 = 2,025. How about 75^2? Well, once again we know that the last two digits will be 25 (since they always are for this kind of problem), and the previous digits are given by 7 x 8 (that's the first digit times the number that's one greater). So the answer is 75^2 = 5,625. Fast and easy!
If you're trying to solve 44 x 99, the trick is to recognize that this is the same as 44 x (100 - 1) = (44 x 100) - 44.
Wrap Up
You'll definitely need to practice these techniques to get comfortable (and fast) using themso I highly encourage you to make up some multiplication problems to work through. It will take some time and energy, but your effort will certainly be rewarded! Okay, thats all the math we have time for today. Be sure to check out my mental math audiobook called The Math Dudes 5 Tips to Mastering Mental Math. And for even more math goodness, check out my book The Math Dudes Quick and Dirty Guide to Algebra. Remember to become a fan of the Math Dude on Facebook where youll find lots of great math posted throughout the week. If youre on Twitter, please follow me there, too. Finally, please send your math questions my way via Facebook, Twitter, or email at mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com. Until next time, this is Jason Marshall with The Math Dudes Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier. Thanks for reading, math fans! - See more at: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/math/5-tips-for-faster-mentalmultiplication#sthash.6U4XEdu8.aPuRiD2M.dpuf