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Math can be terrifying for many people. This list will hopefully improve your general knowledge of mathematical tricks and your speed when you need to do math in your head.

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1. The 11 Times Trick We all know the trick when multiplying by ten add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it: Take the original number and imagine a space between the two digits (in this example we will use 52: 5_2 Now add the two numbers together and put them in the middle: 5_(5+2)_2 That is it you have the answer: 572. If the numbers in the middle add up to a 2 digit number, just insert the second number and add 1 to the first: 9_(9+9)_9 (9+1)_8_9 10_8_9 1089 It works every time. 2. Quick Square If you need to square a 2 digit number ending in 5, you can do so very easily with this trick. Mulitply the first digit by itself + 1, and put 25 on the end. That is all! 252 = (2x(2+1)) & 25 2x3=6 625 3. Multiply by 5 Most people memorize the 5 times tables very easily, but when you get in to larger numbers it gets more complex or does it? This trick is super easy. Take any number, then divide it by 2 (in other words, halve the number). If the result is whole, add a 0 at the end. If it is not, ignore the remainder and add a 5 at the end. It works everytime: 2682 x 5 = (2682 / 2) & 5 or 0 2682 / 2 = 1341 (whole number so add 0) 13410 Lets try another: 5887 x 5 2943.5 (fractional number (ignore remainder, add 5) 29435

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4. Multiply by 9 This one is simple to multiple any number between 1 and 9 by 9 hold both hands in front of your face drop the finger that corresponds to the number you are multiplying (for example 93 drop your third finger) count the fingers before the dropped finger (in the case of 93 it is 2) then count the numbers after (in this case 7) the answer is 27. 5. Multiply by 4 This is a very simple trick which may appear obvious to some, but to others it is not. The trick is to simply multiply by two, then multiply by two again: 58 x 4 = (58 x 2) + (58 x 2) = (116) + (116) = 232
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6. Calculate a Tip If you need to leave a 15% tip, here is the easy way to do it. Work out 10% (divide the number by 10) then add that number to half its value and you have your answer: 15% of $25 = (10% of 25) + ((10% of 25) / 2) $2.50 + $1.25 = $3.75 7. Tough Multiplication If you have a large number to multiply and one of the numbers is even, you can easily subdivide to get to the answer: 32 x 125, is the same as: 16 x 250 is the same as: 8 x 500 is the same as:
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4 x 1000 = 4,000

8. Dividing by 5 Dividing a large number by five is actually very simple. All you do is multiply by 2 and move the decimal point: 195 / 5 Step1: 195 * 2 = 390 Step2: Move the decimal: 39.0 or just 39 2978 / 5 step 1: 2978 * 2 = 5956 Step2: 595.6 9. Subtracting from 1,000 To subtract a large number from 1,000 you can use this basic rule: subtract all but the last number from 9, then subtract the last number from 10: 1000 -648 step1: subtract 6 from 9 = 3 step2: subtract 4 from 9 = 5 step3: subtract 8 from 10 = 2 answer: 352 10. Assorted Multiplication Rules Multiply by 5: Multiply by 10 and divide by 2. Multiply by 6: Sometimes multiplying by 3 and then 2 is easy. Multiply by 9: Multiply by 10 and subtract the original number. Multiply by 12: Multiply by 10 and add twice the original number. Multiply by 13: Multiply by 3 and add 10 times original number. Multiply by 14: Multiply by 7 and then multiply by 2 Multiply by 15: Multiply by 10 and add 5 times the original number, as above. Multiply by 16: You can double four times, if you want to. Or you can multiply by 8 and then by 2. Multiply by 17: Multiply by 7 and add 10 times original number. Multiply by 18: Multiply by 20 and subtract twice the original number (which is obvious from the first step). Multiply by 19: Multiply by 20 and subtract the original number. Multiply by 24: Multiply by 8 and then multiply by 3. Multiply by 27: Multiply by 30 and subtract 3 times the original number (which is obvious from the first step). Multiply by 45: Multiply by 50 and subtract 5 times the original number (which is obvious from the first step). Multiply by 90: Multiply by 9 (as above) and put a zero on the right. Multiply by 98: Multiply by 100 and subtract twice the original number. Multiply by 99: Multiply by 100 and subtract the original number. Bonus: Percentages Yanni in comment 23 gave an excellent tip for working out percentages, so I have taken the liberty of duplicating it here:

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Find 7 % of 300. Sound Difficult? Percents: First of all you need to understand the word Percent. The first part is PER , as in 10 tricks per listverse page. PER = FOR EACH. The second part of the word is CENT, as in 100. Like Century = 100 years. 100 CENTS in 1 dollar etc. Ok so PERCENT = For Each 100. So, it follows that 7 PERCENT of 100, is 7. (7 for each hundred, of only 1 hundred). 8 % of 100 = 8. 35.73% of 100 = 35.73 But how is that useful?? Back to the 7% of 300 question. 7% of the first hundred is 7. 7% of 2nd hundred is also 7, and yep, 7% of the 3rd hundred is also 7. So 7+7+7 = 21. If 8 % of 100 is 8, it follows that 8% of 50 is half of 8 , or 4. Break down every number thats asked into questions of 100, if the number is less then 100, then move the decimal point accordingly. EXAMPLES: 8%200 = ? 8 + 8 = 16. 8%250 = ? 8 + 8 + 4 = 20. 8%25 = 2.0 (Moving the decimal back). 15%300 = 15+15+15 =45. 15%350 = 15+15+15+7.5 = 52.5 Also its usefull to know that you can always flip percents, like 3% of 100 is the same as 100% of 3. 35% of 8 is the same as 8% of 35.
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Reea / 17 Sep, 2007 at 04:07 am I always sucked at math, this is useful, another interesting list, love your site! Reply

jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 04:27 am Reea: same here this list stems from my trying to find something to help me fix my mess of a mathematical brain. Reply

tony3s / 17 Sep, 2007 at 05:02 am I didnt know about trick number 10. And it seems there is a good reason for that, because it doesnt work ! e.g.: 58 / 9 = 6r4 but according to the trick: 5r4 e.g.: 587 / 9 = 65r2 but according to the trick: 54r2 So this trick doesnt work all the time. The only thing thats true is that summing all the numbers gives the remainder (I knew that). But good post to remind people math doesnt have to be hard. Reply

Graeme / 28 May, 2010 at 06:40 pm for starters you need to learn to read, trick number 10 = 10. Assorted Multiplication Rules as far as i can remember 58 / 9 = division? Reply

jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 05:39 am tony3s: You are right I have replaced 10 with assorted multiplication rules because the previous number 10 does only work in certain circumstances. Reply

dalandzadgad / 17 Sep, 2007 at 06:12 am awesome list. i inadvertently learned some of the tricks listed here. but i used to memorize math Reply

blazak / 17 Sep, 2007 at 10:00 am The trick for multiplying by 9 is good, but I always thought youd look like an idiot in math class staring at your fingers, so my trick was simplythe answer will add up to 9, with the first digit being one less than your original multiplier ex 7*9 = 63 (6 is one less than 7, and 6+3=9) Reply

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jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 10:33 am nice addition blazak. Reply

Dan / 17 Sep, 2007 at 12:04 pm I prefer calculators but I do know a few of these tricks and they are helpful when I dont have one. Reply

The China Tattler / 17 Sep, 2007 at 12:39 pm My brain freezes when numbers and words are combined. I know most of these things, I can do them without thinking. But, when I read how to do them, I just zone out. It just seems too confusing, like trying to translate English into Chinese characters using pinyin. Math has its own language. Reply

Shad / 17 Sep, 2007 at 12:40 pm #3 2682 / 2 = 1341 (even number so add 0) Isnt 1341 an odd number? the math still works, but Im all sorts of confused now. And Ive always sucked at math Reply

Michael F. Cox / 11 Aug, 2010 at 09:43 pm It's WHOLE NUMBERS vs. FRACTIONAL NUMBERS, not Odd vs. Even. (Maybe it has been updated since your comment.) Reply

Tom Steele / 17 Sep, 2007 at 12:43 pm Neat stuff, but #3 appears to be incorrect. It says if you have an even number, you add a zero to the end and if you have an odd number you add a 5 to the end. I believe they mean to say, if you have a WHOLE number add a zero to the end, and if you have a fraction/decimal then add a 5 to the end. 1341 is an ODD number, not an even number. But it IS a WHOLE number. Reply

jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 01:01 pm shad and Tom: thanks corrected. Reply

Strath / 17 Sep, 2007 at 01:43 pm #3 is just the reverse of #8. Divide by 2 and shift the decimal place. No need to remember even/odd whole/fractional rule. 2682 * 5

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Step1: 2682 / 2 = 1341 Step2: Move the decimal: 13410 5887 * 5 Step1: 5887 / 2 = 2943.5 Step2: Move the decimal: 29435 Reply

Strath / 17 Sep, 2007 at 01:51 pm Oh, and #1, simpler method to multiply by 11 and it works for any number of digits. Multiply by 10 and add the original number. Reply

jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 02:16 pm Strath: thanks for the additions Reply

anteater_sa / 17 Sep, 2007 at 04:12 pm Some cool tricks here, heres another, to find if a number is a multiple of 3, add all the numbers together and if they are evenly divisable by 3 then it is. e.g: 9576 > 9 + 5 + 7 + 6 = 27 therefore 9576 is a multiple of 3 Reply

ow3n / 17 Sep, 2007 at 04:30 pm One trick I use that I didnt see listed is multiplying large numbers. Like: 12 x 734 can be broken into ((10700) + (2700) + (1034) + (234)) = 7068 or 8 x 6846 can be broken into ((86000) + (8800) + (840) + (86)) = 54768 basically you break the number into tens, hundreds, thousands, etc and mulitply each group. with some larger numbers it can get hard to remember each sub-number but if youre trying to estimate, its a good way to get a rough idea. great post otherwise, i learned a lot of tips i wouldnt have thought of otherwise.. ~ow3n Reply

ben / 17 Sep, 2007 at 05:26 pm I wish I would have had this a few years ago! Now im in high school calculus, its a little harder than these rules apply still great! Reply

Miss Cellania / 17 Sep, 2007 at 05:54 pm To multiply something by five, I always multiplied by ten, then halved the answer. Reply

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Fe / 17 Sep, 2007 at 06:47 pm Gotta agree with China Tattler, trying to read how to perform math tricks is like trying to sing a fragrance, it just doesnt work for me. I worked in a fabric store for four years and pretty quick picked up all sorts of tricks to calculate percentages, discounts, fractions and decimals all in my head, but explaining them confuses just about everyone. Reply

Ben / 17 Sep, 2007 at 07:49 pm Here is a trick I turn on the calculator and start typing! JK These are great tricks essp for the kids still in high school and middle school. The joys of college math is the same but you dont use numbers just english and greek letters. Reply

penny / 17 Sep, 2007 at 09:36 pm A better system: The Tractenberg System Of Speed Math. Also check out: Dead Reckoning For advanced trickssuch as superspeed Langrange Division. Reply

Yanni / 17 Sep, 2007 at 11:24 pm We teach many of these tricks in our Mathnasium Learning Center (www.mathnasium.com). Sorry for the plug, but here are some interesting tricks. Find 7 % of 300. Sound Difficult? Percents: First of all you need to understand the word Percent. The first part is PER , as in 10 tricks per listverse page. PER = FOR EACH. The second part of the word is CENT, as in 100. Like Century = 100 years. 100 CENTS in 1 dollar etc. Ok so PERCENT = For Each 100. So, it follows that 7 PERCENT of 100, is 7. (7 for each hundred, of only 1 hundred). 8 % of 100 = 8. 35.73% of 100 = 35.73 But how is that useful?? Back to the 7% of 300 question. 7% of the first hundred is 7. 7% of 2nd hundred is also 7, and yep, 7% of the 3rd hundred is also 7. So 7+7+7 = 21. If 8 % of 100 is 8, it follows that 8% of 50 is half of 8 , or 4. Break down every number thats asked into questions of 100, if the number is less then 100, then move the decimal point accordingly. EXAMPLES: 8%200 = ? 8 + 8 = 16. 8%250 = ? 8 + 8 + 4 = 20. 8%25 = 2.0 (Moving the decimal back). 15%300 = 15+15+15 =45. 15%350 = 15+15+15+7.5 = 52.5 Also its usefull to know that you can always flip percents, like 3% of 100 is the same as 100 %of 3. 35% of 8 is the same as 8% of 35.

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Michael F. Cox / 11 Aug, 2010 at 10:04 pm You say "35% of 8 is the same as 8% of 35." That's because Multiplication is Associative, meaning that the ORDER in which you group the items to be multiplied is wholly irrelevant. (0.35 times is the same as (35 times 0.08) So saying that 35% of 8 is the same as 8% of 35 is simply "associating" the .01 (the decimal equivalent of 1%) first with the 35 and then alternatively, with the 8. Premise: ( 35 percent ) * 8 = 35 * ( 8 percent ) Proof: ( 35 * 0.01 ) * 8 = 35 * ( 0.01 * 8 ) Moot point: The above equation is equal to [ ( 8 * 35) * 0.01 ] Reply

jfrater / 17 Sep, 2007 at 11:52 pm Yanni: That is the most useful mathematics tip I have ever heard. Thanks for adding it brilliant! Reply

qureyoon / 18 Sep, 2007 at 12:45 am this is amazing ! i only knew few of these tricks thanks for sharing ^^ Reply

Andre du Plessis / 18 Sep, 2007 at 01:26 am 1, 2 and 3 I knew about (you can excercise them with the following feed http://www.mental-workout.com/) about 1 : I also worked out you can do the same with 3 numbers eg. 172 * 11 1(1+7)(7+2)2 = 1892 I am pretty sure you will be able expand on that even further. 5 and 6 did seem obvious to me. 9 I would rather go to the nearest 100 eg. 1000 700 = 300 and then do an easy 100 subtraction 100 48 = 52 then add them up 300 +52 = 352 (may seem longer but actually goes pretty fast in my mind) Thanks for the others Reply

Dhammika / 23 Jun, 2010 at 12:14 pm Your system is very nice. But if u get 182*11 what will be the system for calculation. pls tell me. Reply

Michael F. Cox / 11 Aug, 2010 at 10:10 pm I do it a bitdifferently 182 +182

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Simple addition. It's what they taught us is Grade School using zero as a place holder 10 x 182 = 1 8 2 (0) + (1 x 182) = 1 8 2 2002 Reply

umesh / 23 Aug, 2010 at 09:17 am ur method is great and useful to anyone . thank u very much. if u have other short-cut tricks of math please send me Reply

Paul Joakim / 18 Sep, 2007 at 02:41 am Another approach is the is x divisable by y?-question: A number is divisable by 2 if its an even number. 3: The sum of the individual digits is divisable by 3, e.g. 174 => 1+7+4 = 12 (=> 1+2 = 3) 4: The last two digits is divisable by 4 5: The last digit is 5 or 0 6: The number is divisable by 2 and 3 7: Double the last digit and subtract it from the rest. If the result is divisable by 7, the original number also is. E.g. 483 => 48-(3*2) = 42, divisable by 7 8: The last three digits is divisable by 8 9: The sum of digits is 9 10: The last digit is 0 11: Subtract the sum of even digits from the sum of odd digits if divisable by 11 (incl 0), the original number is divisable by 11: E.g. 7084 => (7+8)-(0+4)=11. 7084 is divisable by 11. Reply

Robert / 18 Sep, 2007 at 07:43 am I always liked the trick to determine if an integer is divisible by 3 just add up all the digits in the number, and it those digits are divisible by 3, the original number is divisible by 3. 114 = 1+1+4 = 6 114 is divisible by 3. Reply

Professor Homunculus / 18 Sep, 2007 at 09:32 am Check out MathMojo.com for other tricks and tips. There is a link to a good, interactive lesson on multplication by 11 and 12 for huge numbers on the homepage. Reply

frogandpig / 18 Sep, 2007 at 11:39 am I have always figured out how much a certain percent is by using either 1% or 10%, then easy basic math. Example: 4% of 430 = ? 1% of 430 = 4.3 4.3 x 4 = 17.2 or (44)+(.34)=16+1.2=17.2

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15% of 58 = ? 10% of 58 = 5.8 5% of 58 = 5.8/2 = 2.9 15% of 58 = 5.8 + 2.9 = 8.7 or 10% = 5.8 and 1% = .58 .58 x 5 = (.60 x 5) .1 = 2.9 Rounding works great for tips at restaurants 15% of $58 = ? 15% of $60 = 10%($6) + 5%($3) = $9 And if you round but still want the exact amount, subtract the percent youre trying to find from the additional amount you rounded. (Works easier for large numbers, but the concept is the same.) 60 58 = 2 15% of 2 = .3 9 .3 = 8.7 Decimal places are moved easily in my mind, so maybe this trick only works for me? Reply

keisha / 20 Feb, 2011 at 02:28 am Thanx but these top ten arithmatic tricks didnt really help me as i got confused half way through a couple of them so if i was you i would make it easier to UNDERSTAND! Reply

imajoebob / 18 Sep, 2007 at 03:33 pm Why didnt you follow your own tax tip rules for multiplying by 15? Instead of multiplying the first factor by 10, and then the second by 5, which some people may find difficult, just multiply by 10 (i.e. add a zero) then divide by 2 and add it to itself. 237 x 15 = (23710) + (237*10)/5 = 2370 + 1185 = 3555 Or you can always multiply by 100 and use your 15% tax formula. Reply

Tom H / 18 Sep, 2007 at 03:48 pm A better tip for multiplying by 6: multiply by 5 (as stated) and then add the original number. I find this easier than multiplying by 3 then 2 Reply

monsolo / 18 Sep, 2007 at 04:22 pm Heres a quick tip to multiply any two numbers that are between 11-19 (like 13 * 15): 1. Take the first number (13) and multiply by 10 (13*10)=130 2. Take the last digit of the second number (5) and multiply by 10 5*10=50 3. Add the results of steps 1 and 2 130+50=180 4. Get the last digit of the first number (3) and the last digit of the second number (5) and mutiply the two 3*5=15 5. Add the results of step 3 and 4

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180+15=195 Try it. It sounds complicated but once you remember it, it gets useful Reply

achan / 18 Sep, 2007 at 05:10 pm Found this neat trick about the 11 rule expanded. What is 51236 X 11. First step, 051236 Second step, 5(5+1)(1+2)(2+3)(3+6)6 Answer.563596! Found it here http://www.angelfire.com/me/marmalade/mathtips.html Reply

Ace / 18 Sep, 2007 at 07:09 pm Awesome tips guys! Also.. Monsolo, I like yours too. Thanks! Reply

sverrirp / 18 Sep, 2007 at 07:47 pm Trick number two doesnt work out: 35*35 = (2x(3+1)) & 25 2 x 4 = 8 = 825 according to the trick But 35*35 = 1225 Reply

HunterDad / 6 Oct, 2010 at 06:43 am You need to read the trick better. MULTIPLY THE FIRST NUMBER BY ITSELF PLUS ONE. 35*35 = (3X(3=1)) & 25 34 = 12 & 25 1225. Reply

Jim C. / 18 Sep, 2007 at 07:53 pm To convert between ounces and pounds, divide or multiply (as required) by 2 four times. The same applies for price per ounce and price per pound. Reply

hypergene / 18 Sep, 2007 at 08:10 pm @sverrip Trick 2 is correct: 35*35 = 3 x (3+1) & 25 = 12 & 25 = 1225 45*45 = 4 x (4+1) & 25 = 20 & 25 = 2025 55*55 = 5 x 6 & 25 = 30 & 25 = 3025 Reply

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onikirol / 18 Sep, 2007 at 09:02 pm even numbers multiplied by 6: 62= 12 64= 24 66= 36 68= 48 follow this pattern: the even number is placed as the 2nd digit, and half of it is placed as the first. (the first step always applies, but the 2nd step is only true for 2, 4, 6, and 8 ) and for multiples of 5, Im like Miss Cellania in that I go for multiply by 10 and then half it Reply

MikeB / 18 Sep, 2007 at 09:43 pm You might want to look at this book: The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics which explains for example how to multiply two large numbers without the need for calculator or paper. Reply

jfrater / 18 Sep, 2007 at 10:44 pm imajoebob: you are correct, but I wanted to mention as many options as possible because of the very reason you state some people find different methods easier two methods are better than one Thanks guys for the extra tips they are all really useful and make for an excellent resource. Reply

Colin Seymour / 19 Sep, 2007 at 02:39 am Fantastic list. I use a fair few of these already, but have certainly learnt a few more. Trick 9 applies to 10 to the power of any number 10, 100, 1000, 10000 etc too. Reply

jfrater / 19 Sep, 2007 at 02:44 am Colin Seymour: thanks I am glad it will be of use to you thanks also for expanding on trick 9. These comments are as useful as the list Reply

Rui Martins / 19 Sep, 2007 at 03:23 am Actually, Rule Number 3 (Multiply by 5) is a complicated form, of explaining what already is said in in First Item in Rule Number 10 (Multiply by 5: Multiply by 10 and divide by 2) And this is very simple to understand because, 10/2 = 5 so, 2682 x 5 = 2682 x (10/2) = 26820 / 2 = 13410 or if you prefer to halve first 2682 x (10/2) = (2682/2) * 10 = 1341 * 10 = 13410 No weird rules for 0 or 5 just plain multiplication and halving Remember that multiply by 10 in decimal (base 10 system) is easy, just add 0 to the right. And halving something is second nature to any one which had a brother Reply

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Tuplad / 19 Sep, 2007 at 04:38 am This is great, I suck at math so this is very handy!! Reply

Woody / 19 Sep, 2007 at 05:09 am One trick I learned thats useful is how to do square roots when you dont have a calculator handy. Its simple and works quite nicely as follows: Subtract successive odd numbers, starting at 1, until your remainder is less than the next odd number. Count the number of odds you subtracted, thats your whole part, then put the next put your remaining value over the next odd to get your fractional part. The fractional part isnt exact, but its usually close for large numbers. For example: 9 -1 = 8 -3 = 5 -5 = 0 123 So the square of 9 = 3 (count of 1,3,5) You can also use addition to get there as well: 120 = (1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15+17+19)+20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 remainder So, the square of 120 is 10 and 20/21 (10.9523) The square of 120 is actually 10.9544, but 20/21 is pretty close and easier to work with if youre not using a calculator. If you have a rough idea of where its at, you can also figure out a quick jump in by guessing close. The close value can be multiplied by 2, and added to 1 to get the next odd in the sequence. For example, lets do 10535: For 10535 we know 100^2 is 10000. (100 * 2)+1 = 201, the next odd to use. 535 201= 334 -203 = 131 So Sqtr(10535) ~= 102 and 131/205 (.639 vs .640) Hope this is helpful to someone! Reply

jfrater / 19 Sep, 2007 at 05:33 am I am amazed at how mathematical our users are here! Well done. Oh and hi to everyone coming from lifehack.org thanks for visiting and contributing to the comments! Reply

Logi Helgu / 19 Sep, 2007 at 06:15 am http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenberg_system Reply

portnoy / 19 Sep, 2007 at 10:30 am Of course any even number is divisible by two but, If the last two digits of a number are divisible by 4 then the whole number is divisible by 4. If the last three digits are divisible by 8 then the whole number is divisible by 8. etc. The rules about 3 apply to 6 and 9 too. If the digits add up to be a multiple of 3 and the number is even then its divisible by 6. If the digits add up to be a multiple of 9 then its divisible by 9.

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Seven is the only goofball. Reply

HunterDad / 6 Oct, 2010 at 07:31 am "If the digits add up to be a multiple of 9 then it's divisible by 9" Uh Isn't any number that is a Multiple of X, also divisible by X? That is like saying that any number that is a multiple of 5, is also divisible by 5. Kind of obvious? Reply

Jay / 6 Oct, 2010 at 08:15 am He's talking about cases where the individual digits ADD UP to a multiple of nine. 3+3+3=9; 333/9=37 Reply

swimner / 20 Sep, 2007 at 12:41 am Relations of square numbers We can get 15^2 = 225 What about 13^2? 13^2 = 15^2 (15+13)(15-13) = 225 28*2 = 169 17^2 = 15^2 (15+17)(15-17) = 225 -(-64) = 225 + 64 = 289 Twisting the trick a bit, we can generate ALL Pythagorean Triplets Most people will recall a 3,4,5 triangle Some remember the 5,12,13 triangle Few remember the 7,24,25 triangle Most dont know the 121,7320,7321 triangle Note that the smallest side is odd. Simply square an odd number such as 9^2 = 81 Divide in half (not evenly) An uneven split of 81 is 40,41 So 9,40,41 is a pythagorean triplet ie 9^2 + 40^2 = 41^2 It also works for even numbers, but they have to have at least one odd factor. Lets try 10. Find the pythagorean triplet for 5. 5,12,13 and then muliply by the other factor of 10 (namely 2) to get 10,24,26. For powers of 2 we must be really sneaky. Take 2^6 = 64. Divide the number by 4 to get 16. We know 3,4,5 is a pythagorean triplet. Multiply the triplet by 16 to get 48,64,80. We owe this to the Babyloneans (3000+ years old). Reply

rosy / 20 Sep, 2007 at 05:44 am That pretty excellent and good!! I am really impressed with the way you have come up with the math..I will surely use this technique Reply

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cybernezumi / 20 Sep, 2007 at 12:50 pm For restaurant tips I usually just double the sales tax, which here is about 7.5% yielding 15%. If yours is a bit lower or higher, just round up or down a little bit to get it close enough. Reply

Nazzyon / 20 Sep, 2007 at 01:01 pm I am good @ Maths but my problem is speed/time. Now I will be able to solve faster than usual. My Bs will definitely fire up to As if I make use of these tricks. Thanks for contributing Reply

pallav / 21 Sep, 2007 at 03:38 am you people are scary!! Reply

jfrater / 21 Sep, 2007 at 05:34 am pallav: but they will be earning the big bucks one day (if not already!) Nerds rule Reply

mamoy / 25 Sep, 2007 at 05:18 am its soooooo amazing Reply

sahil / 29 Sep, 2007 at 07:22 am its simply superb!!!!!!!!!!! Reply

flower / 29 Sep, 2007 at 11:45 pm Fear of Maths is only mental.I suggest: 1.Instead of saying DIVIDE BY 2, say HALF/HALVE IT. 2.Instead of saying MULTIPLY it by 2, say DOUBLE IT. 3.Never use more than two digit numbers to prove the working of a method. 4.Show the more interesting sides of maths, for example,show the beauty of the table of nine (which really looks cute, simple and well arranged). After these small things, leave the person to grow up inside herself, by herself. Theyll start with small victories, and keep gathering courage for bigger ones. Maths IS easy and beautiful upto a certain level. Lets all enjoy this beautiful, universal language. Reply

wellwisher / 4 Jan, 2011 at 03:33 am I really liked your thought, but this will not help to solve tough problems.. Reply

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Gaurav Tekriwal / 30 Sep, 2007 at 06:32 am HI! Isnt all this High Speed Vedic Mental Mathematics from India? Vedic Math is the worlds fastest mental math method from India- You can do calculations much much faster compared to the normal method or even a calculator. Check out this site on Vedic Maths which has lots of tutorials and resources. The tutorials given here on Vedic Maths are the best. Do Check them out. Hope it helps! Gaurav Tekriwal http://www.vedicmathsindia.org Reply

wellwisher / 4 Jan, 2011 at 03:35 am Thank you for the suggestion I'll try that.. Reply

Catdancer / 2 Oct, 2007 at 06:13 am Good to know these things! Im an elementary teacher and have used a few of these before but not all. As for the finger trick when multiplying by 9, I teach that every year. Its great for elementary age kids and some higher grades, too. I have a trick for calculating a tip that doesnt involve anything tricky. I figure out what 10% of the bill is by moving a decimal point, then I add the amount of the sales tax to the 10% figure. My state has a 6% sales tax so it works well for me. If you had 8%, you could just double the amount of the tax. I never worry about an extra 1% for the tip thats usually just a few pennies. Reply 1 2 3 ... 6 Next

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