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To: MileHi

Coolest math trick I ever learned was multiplication by 11.

Any number X 11 = the left digit, the sum of the left and right digits, the right digit

Example: 23 X 11 = 2 then 5 (2+3) then 3 = 253
Example: 48 X 11 = 4 (temporary) then 12 (temporary) then 8. Take the 1 from the 12 and add it to the 4 to make 5, keep the 2, then 8 = 528
Example: 534 X 11 = 5874
Example: 8639 X 11 = 95029

It gets trickier the longer the number you’re multiplying, so for those it’s easier to start from the right and move left, but it works and people think you’re a math genius when you’re not really.


861 posted on 08/16/2020 9:22:16 PM PDT by LittleLinda
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To: LittleLinda

Cool, and past me.

And, sorry for the slide. I’m out.


868 posted on 08/16/2020 9:29:56 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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