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EasyMath
(SpeedMathematics)
Peoplewhoexcelatmathematicsusebetterstrategiesthantherestofus,theydon't
necessarilyhavebetterbrains.Weteachsimplestrategiesthatcanhaveyoumultiplying
largenumbersinyourhead,doingmentallongdivision,evensquaringandfindingsquare
rootsofnumbersoffthetopofyourhead.
Andhereisasecret.Peopleequateintelligencewithmathematicalability.Inotherwords,if
youareabletodolightningcalculationsinyourhead,peoplewillthinkyouareintelligentin
otherareasaswell.
Hereisoneofmymostimportantrulesofmathematics.Itisanunfairrule,butitisarulejust
thesame.
Theeasierthemethodyouusetosolveaproblem,thefasteryouwillsolveitand
thereislesschanceofmakingamistake.Themorecomplicatedthemethodyouuse,
thelongeryoutaketosolveitandgreaterthechanceofmakingamistake.
So,thepeoplewhousebettermethodsarefasteratgettingtheanswerandmakefewer
mistakes.Thosewhousepoormethodsareslowergettingtheanswerandmakemore
mistakes.Itdoesn'thavemuchtodowithintelligenceorhavinga"mathematicalbrain."
Themethodsweteacharenotonlyfuntouse,theyareeasytolearn.Iwalkintoaclassof
elementaryschoolchildrenandteachthemthebasicmultiplicationtablesinhalfanhour
uptothetwentytimestables.Theyaremultiplyingnumberslike95times95intheirheads
fasterthanyoucanpunchthenumbersintoacalculator.Andthekidsloveit.
Engineersloveshowingoffwhattheycandoafterattendingaclass.
Themethodsaremorethantechniquesforfastcalculation.Theydevelopstrategiesfor
generalproblemsolving.Ifyoudon'tknow,orhaven'tbeentaughthowtosolveaproblem,
youwillworkoutyourownmethod.Manystudentshavealreadylearntthesemethodsand
developedreputationsforbeingmathematicalprodigies.Hereisashortexcerptfromsome
ofmymaterialonEasyMathematicswhereIillustratehowaneasymethodcanimprove
yourability.

MULTIPLICATION(PARTONE)
Howwelldoyouknowyourbasicmultiplicationtables?
WhatwouldyouthinkifItoldyouthatyoucouldmasteryourtablesuptothetentimestable
inlessthan15minutes?Andyourtablesuptothetwentytimestableinlessthanhalfan
hour?Youcan,usingthemethodsweexplaininthischapter.Weonlyassumeyouknowthe
twotimestablereasonablywell,andthatyoucanaddandsubtractsimplenumbers.
Let'sgostraighttothemethod.Hereishowyoumultiplynumbersuptotentimesten.
We'lltake7X8asanexample.
Write7X8=downonapieceofpaperanddrawacirclebeloweachnumbertobe
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multiplied.

Nowgotothefirstnumbertobemultiplied,7.Howmanymoredoyouneedtomake10?the
answeristhree.Write3inthecirclebelowthe7.Nowgototheeight.Whatdowewritein
thecirclebelowtheeight?Howmanymoretomake10?Theansweristwo.Write2inthe
circlebelowtheeight.Yourworkshouldlooklikethis.

Wenowtakeawaydiagonally.Takeeitheroneofthecirclednumbers(3or2)awayfromthe
number,notdirectlyabove,butdiagonallyabove,orcrossways.Inotherwords,youeither
take3from8or2from7.Eitherway,theansweristhesame,5.Thisisthefirstdigitofyour
answer.Youonlytakeawayonetime,sochoosethesubtractionyoufindeasier.Nowyou
multiplythenumbersinthecircles.3times2is6.Thisisthelastdigitofyouranswer.The
answeris56.Thisishowthecompletedsumlooks.

Let'stryanother,8times9.

Howmanymoretomaketen?Theansweris2and1.Wewrite2and1inthecirclesbelow
thenumbers.Whatdowedonow?Wetakeawaydiagonally.81=7or92=7.7isthe
firstdigitofyouranswer.Writeitdown.Nowmultiplythetwocirclednumberstogether.2X1
=2,thelastdigitoftheanswer.Theansweris72.Isn'tthateasy?Herearesomeproblems
totrybyyourself.

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Doalloftheproblems,evenifyouknowyourtableswell.Thisisthebasicstrategywewill
useforalmostallofourmultiplication.
Howdidyougo?Theanswersare81,64,49,63,72,54,45and56.Isn'tthismucheasier
thanchantingyourtablesfor15minuteseveryschoolday?
Doesthismethodworkformultiplyinglargenumbers?Itcertainlydoes.Let'stryitfor96
times97.

Whatdowetakethesenumbersupto?Howmanymoretomakewhat?Onehundred.So
wewrite4under96and3under97.
Whatdowedonow?Wetakeawaydiagonally.96minus3or97minus4equals93.Write
thatdownasthefirstpartofyouranswer.Whatdowedonext?Multiplythenumbersinthe
circles.4times3equals12.Writethisdownforthelastpartoftheanswer.Thefullansweris
9,312.
Whichmethodiseasier,thismethodorthemethodyoulearntinschool?Thismethod,
definitely,don'tyouagree.Hereismyfirstlawofmathematics:
Theeasierthemethodyouuse,thefasteryoudotheproblemandthelesslikelyyouareto
makeamistake.Now,herearesomemoreproblemstodobyyourself.

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Theanswersare9,216,9,215,9,025,9,310,9,212,9,118,9,016,9,021,7,350.Inthelast
problem,Ihopeyourememberedtotake75fromahundred,noteighty.Didyougetthemall
right?Ifyoumadeamistake,gobackandfindwhereyouwentwronganddoitagain.
(c)CopyrightBillHandley1996
Thatwasanillustrationofhoweasythesemethodsaretouse.Studentsseeinstantresults,
soaremotivatedtotrymore.
Dothesemethodsreplacetheneedforlearningtables?Notatall.Theyreplacethemethod
oflearningtables.Typically,childrencanmastertheirtablesupto20times20inhalfan
hour,andperformalightningcalculationtogetanimmediateanswer.Aftercalculating7
times8equals56,or13times14equals182maybetwodozentimes,theystartcallingthe
answersfrommemory.Oftentheywilldothecalculationastheycalltheanswerfrom
memoryjustto"doublecheck."
Doesthemethodworkforallnumbers?Yes,itisbasedonavalidmathematicalformula.
Whataboutmultiplyingnumberslike37times62?Howabouttryingtomultiplynumberslike
6times7or3times7?Willthemethodworkformultiplyingnumbersfurtherapartlike97
times645?Howaboutusingthestrategiesinreversetodivide?Themethodswillworkto
multiplyanynumberseachvariationoftheformulaisusedtoteachanotherprincipleof
mathematics.Findingtheeasiestmethodwillimproveastudent'sabilitytoworkwith
numbersandsolveproblems.Also,themethodshelpdevelopmanyotherrelatednumber
skillsapartfrommultiplication.
Themethodsdon'tconflictwithwhatschoolsteach,theysupportwhattheschoolsaredoing.
Manyteachersaroundtheworldarenowusingthesestrategiestoteachmathematicsto
theirstudents.
Themethodsencouragecreativethinking,andfindingcreativesolutionstoproblemsrather
thanusingrulestheyhavelearnedbyrote.Themethodsencourageabetterunderstanding
ofbasicmathematicalprinciplesstudentsapplyprinciplestheyalreadyknowinwaysthey
hadneverdreamedpossible.
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Ihavereceivedmanyenquiriessayingthattheaboveformuladoesn'tworkforall
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