Are you ready to give your mathematics skills a boost? These simple math tricks can help you perform calculations more quickly and easily. They also come in handy if you want to impress your teacher, parents, or friends.
- The Answer Is 2
 - Think of a number.
 - Multiply it by 3.
 - Add 6.
 - Divide this number by 3.
 - Subtract the number from Step 1 from the answer in Step 4.
 
The answer is 2.
- Same Three-Digit Number
 - Think of any three-digit number in which each of the digits is the same. Examples include 333, 666, 777, and 999.
 - Add up the digits.
 - Divide the three-digit number by the answer in Step 2.
 
The answer is 37.
- Six Digits Become Three
 - Take any three-digit number and write it twice to make a six-digit number. Examples include 371371 or 552552.
 - Divide the number by 7.
 - Divide it by 11.
 - Divide it by 13.
 
The order in which you do the division is unimportant!
The answer is the three-digit number.
Examples: 371371 gives you 371 or 552552 gives you 552.
- A related trick is to take any three-digit number.
 - Multiply it by 7, 11, and 13.
 
The result will be a six-digit number that repeats the three-digit number.
Example: 456 becomes 456456.
The 11 Rule
This is a quick way to multiply two-digit numbers by 11 in your head.
- Separate the two digits in your mind.
 - Add the two digits together.
 - Place the number from Step 2 between the two digits. If the number from Step 2 is greater than 9, put the one's digit in the space and carry the ten's digit.
 
Examples: 72 x 11 = 792.
57 x 11 = 5 _ 7, but 5 + 7 = 12, so put 2 in the space and add the 1 to the 5 to get 627
Memorizing Pi
To remember the first seven digits of pi, count the number of letters in each word of the sentence:
"How I wish I could calculate pi."
This becomes 3.141592.
- Contains the Digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
 - Select a number from 1 to 6.
 - Multiply the number by 9.
 - Multiply it by 111.
 - Multiply it by 1001.
 - Divide the answer by 7.
 
The number will contain the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Example: The number 6 yields the answer 714285.
Multiply Large Numbers in Your Head
To easily multiply two double-digit numbers, use their distance from 100 to simplify the math:
- Subtract each number from 100.
 - Add these values together.
 - 100 minus this number is the first part of the answer.
 - Multiply the digits from Step 1 to get the second part of the answer.
 
Comments
Post a Comment