Adding Large numbers

Ex. 644 + 238

Go to the nearest rounded off to the ten
644 can become 650
238 can become 240
So ex. 650+240=890-8
=882

Subtracting Large Numbers

Here’s a basic rule to subtract a large number from 1,000: Subtract every number except the
last from 9 and subtract the final number from 10

For example:

1,000 – 556

Step 1: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4

Step 2: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4

Step 3: Subtract 6 from 10 = 4

The answer is 444.

Multiplying numbers

When multiplying the number 5 by an even number, there is a quick way to find the answer.

For example, 5 x 4 =

 Step 1: Take the number being multiplied by 5 and cut it in half, this makes the
number 4 become the number 2.
 Step 2: Add a zero to the number to find the answer. In this case, the answer is 20.

5 x 4 = 20

When multiplying an odd number times 5, the formula is a bit different.

For instance, consider 5 x 3.

 Step 1: Subtract one from the number being multiplied by 5, in this instance the
number 3 becomes the number 2.
 Step 2: Now halve the number 2, which makes it the number 1. Make 5 the last digit.
The number produced is 15, which is the answer.
5 x 3 = 15

Division tricks

Here’s a quick way to know when a number can be evenly divided by these certain numbers:

 10 if the number ends in 0

 9 when the digits are added together and the total is evenly divisible by 9
 8 if the last three digits are evenly divisible by 8 or are 000
 6 if it is an even number and when the digits are added together the answer is evenly
divisible by 3
 5 if it ends in a 0 or 5
 4 if it ends in 00 or a two digit number that is evenly divisible by 4
 3 when the digits are added together and the result is evenly divisible by the number 3
 2 if it ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8

Multiplying by 9

This is an easy method that is helpful for multiplying any number by 9. Here is how it works:

Let’s use the example of 9 x 3.

Step 1: Subtract 1 from the number that is being multiplied by 9.

3–1=2

The number 2 is the first number in the answer to the equation.

Step 2: Subtract that number from the number 9.

9–2=7

The number 7 is the second number in the answer to the equation.

So, 9 x 3 = 27

10 and 11 times tricks

The trick to multiplying any number by 10 is to add a zero to the end of the number. For
example, 62 x 10 = 620.

There is also an easy trick for multiplying any two-digit number by 11. Here it is:

11 x 25

Take the original two-digit number and put a space between the digits. In this example, that
number is 25.

2_5
Now add those two numbers together and put the result in the center:

2_(2 + 5)_5

2_7_5

The answer to 11 x 25 is 275.

If the numbers in the center add up to a number with two digits, insert the second number and
add 1 to the first one. Here is an example for the equation 11 x 88

8_(8 +8)_8

(8 + 1)_6_8

9_6_8

There is the answer to 11 x 88: 968

Percentage

Finding a percentage of a number can be somewhat tricky, but thinking about it in the right
terms makes it much easier to understand. For instance, to find out what 5% of 235 is, follow
this method:

 Step 1: Move the decimal point over by one place, 235 becomes 23.5.
 Step 2: Divide 23.5 by the number 2, the answer is 11.75. That is also the answer to
the original equation.

Quickly square a two-digit number that ends in 5

Let’s use the number 35 as an example.

 Step 1: Multiply the first digit by itself plus 1.

 Step 2: Put a 25 at the end.

35 squared = [3 x (3 + 1)] & 25

[3 x (3 + 1)] = 12

12 & 25 = 1225

35 squared = 1225

Tough multiplication

When multiplying large numbers, if one of the numbers is even, divide the first number in
half, and then double the second number. This method will solve the problem quickly. For
instance, consider
20 x 120

Step 1: Divide the 20 by 2, which equals 10. Double 120, which equals 240.

Then multiply your two answers together.

10 x 240 = 2400

The answer to 20 x 120 is 2,400.

Multiplying numbers that end in zero

Multiplying numbers that end in zero is actually quite simple. It involves multiplying the
other numbers together and then adding the zeros at the end. For instance, consider:

200 x 400

Step 1: Multiply the 2 times the 4

2x4=8

Step 2: Put all four of the zeros after the 8

80,000

200 x 400= 80,000