203 Maths Tricks

Being able to perform arithmetic quickly and mentally can greatly boost your self-esteem,
especially if you dont consider yourself to be very good at Math. And, getting comfortable with
arithmetic might just motivate you to dive deeper into other things mathematical.
This article presents nine ideas that will hopefully get you to look at arithmetic as a game, one in
which you can see patterns among numbers and pick then apply the right trick to quickly doing
the calculation.
The tricks in this article all involve multiplication.
Dont be discouraged if the tricks seem difficult at first. Learn one trick at a time. Read the
description, explanation, and examples several times for each technique youre learning. Then
make up some of your own examples and practice the technique.
As you learn and practice the tricks make sure you check your results by doing multiplication the
way youre used to, until the tricks start to become second nature. Checking your results is
critically important: the last thing you want to do is learn the tricks incorrectly.
1. Multiplying by 9, or 99, or 999
Multiplying by 9 is really multiplying by 10-1.
So, 99 is just 9x(10-1) which is 910-9 which is 90-9 or 81.
Lets try a harder example: 469 = 4610-46 = 460-46 = 414.
One more example: 689 = 680-68 = 612.
To multiply by 99, you multiply by 100-1.
So, 4699 = 46x(100-1) = 4600-46 = 4554.
Multiplying by 999 is similar to multiplying by 9 and by 99.
38999 = 38x(1000-1) = 38000-38 = 37962.
2. Multiplying by 11
To multiply a number by 11 you add pairs of numbers next to each other, except for the numbers
on the edges.
Let me illustrate:
To multiply 436 by 11 go from right to left.
First write down the 6 then add 6 to its neighbor on the left, 3, to get 9.
Write down 9 to the left of 6.

Then add 4 to 3 to get 7. Write down 7.
Then, write down the leftmost digit, 4.
So, 43611 = is 4796.
Lets do another example: 325411.
The answer comes from these sums and edge numbers: (3)(3+2)(2+5)(5+4)(4) = 35794.
One more example, this one involving carrying: 465711.
Write down the sums and edge numbers: (4)(4+6)(6+5)(5+7)(7).
Going from right to left we write down 7.
Then we notice that 5+7=12.
So we write down 2 and carry the 1.
6+5 = 11, plus the 1 we carried = 12.
So, we write down the 2 and carry the 1.
4+6 = 10, plus the 1 we carried = 11.
So, we write down the 1 and carry the 1.
To the leftmost digit, 4, we add the 1 we carried.
So, 465711 = 51227 .
3. Multiplying by 5, 25, or 125
Multiplying by 5 is just multiplying by 10 and then dividing by 2. Note: To multiply by 10 just
add a 0 to the end of the number.
125 = (1210)/2 = 120/2 = 60.
Another example: 645 = 640/2 = 320.
And, 42865 = 42860/2 = 21430.
To multiply by 25 you multiply by 100 (just add two 0s to the end of the number) then divide by
4, since 100 = 254. Note: to divide by 4 your can just divide by 2 twice, since 22 = 4.
6425 = 6400/4 = 3200/2 = 1600.
5825 = 5800/4 = 2900/2 = 1450.
To multiply by 125, you multipy by 1000 then divide by 8 since 8125 = 1000. Notice that 8 =
22x2. So, to divide by 1000 add three 0s to the number and divide by 2 three times.
32125 = 32000/8 = 16000/4 = 8000/2 = 4000.
48125 = 48000/8 = 24000/4 = 12000/2 = 6000.
4. Multiplying together two numbers that differ by a small even number
This trick only works if youve memorized or can quickly calculate the squares of numbers. If
youre able to memorize some squares and use the tricks described later for some kinds of
numbers youll be able to quickly multiply together many pairs of numbers that differ by 2, or 4,
or 6.
Lets say you want to calculate 1214.
When two numbers differ by two their product is always the square of the number in between
them minus 1.
1214 = (1313)-1 = 168.
1618 = (1717)-1 = 288.
99101 = (100100)-1 = 10000-1 = 9999
If two numbers differ by 4 then their product is the square of the number in the middle (the
average of the two numbers) minus 4.
1115 = (1313)-4 = 169-4 = 165.
1317 = (1515)-4 = 225-4 = 221.
If the two numbers differ by 6 then their product is the square of their average minus 9.
1218 = (1515)-9 = 216.
1723 = (2020)-9 = 391.
5. Squaring 2-digit numbers that end in 5
If a number ends in 5 then its square always ends in 25. To get the rest of the product take the
left digit and multiply it by one more than itself.
3535 ends in 25. We get the rest of the product by multiplying 3 by one more than 3. So, 34 =
12 and thats the rest of the product. Thus, 3535 = 1225.
To calculate 6565, notice that 67 = 42 and write down 4225 as the answer.
8585: Calculate 89 = 72 and write down 7225.
6. Multiplying together 2-digit numbers where the first digits are the same and the last
digits sum to 10
Lets say you want to multiply 42 by 48. You notice that the first digit is 4 in both cases. You
also notice that the other digits, 2 and 8, sum to 10. You can then use this trick: multiply the first
digit by one more than itself to get the first part of the answer and multiply the last digits
together to get the second (right) part of the answer.
An illustration is in order:
To calculate 4248: Multiply 4 by 4+1. So, 45 = 20. Write down 20.
Multiply together the last digits: 28 = 16. Write down 16.
The product of 42 and 48 is thus 2016.
Notice that for this particular example you could also have noticed that 42 and 48 differ by 6 and
have applied technique number 4.
Another example: 6466. 67 = 42. 46 = 24. The product is 4224.
A final example: 8684. 89 = 72. 64 = 24. The product is 7224
7. Squaring other 2-digit numbers
Lets say you want to square 58. Square each digit and write a partial answer. 55 = 25. 88 =
64. Write down 2564 to start. Then, multiply the two digits of the number youre squaring
together, 58=40.
Double this product: 402=80, then add a 0 to it, getting 800.
Add 800 to 2564 to get 3364.
This is pretty complicated so lets do more examples.
3232. The first part of the answer comes from squaring 3 and 2.
33=9. 22 = 4. Write down 0904. Notice the extra zeros. Its important that every square in the
partial product have two digits.
Multiply the digits, 2 and 3, together and double the whole thing. 23x2 = 12.
Add a zero to get 120. Add 120 to the partial product, 0904, and we get 1024.
5656. The partial product comes from 55 and 66. Write down 2536.
56x2 = 60. Add a zero to get 600.
5656 = 2536+600 = 3136.
One more example: 6767. Write down 3649 as the partial product.
67x2 = 422 = 84. Add a zero to get 840.
6767=3649+840 = 4489.
8. Multiplying by doubling and halving
There are cases when youre multiplying two numbers together and one of the numbers is even.
In this case you can divide that number by two and multiply the other number by 2. You can do
this over and over until you get to multiplication this is easy for you to do.
Lets say you want to multiply 14 by 16. You can do this:
1416 = 288 = 564 = 1122 = 224.
Another example: 1215 = 630 = 63 with a 0 at the end so its 180.
4817 = 2434 = 1268 = 6136 = 3272 = 816. (Being able to calculate that 327 = 81 in your
head is very helpful for this problem.)
9. Multiplying by a power of 2
To multiply a number by 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or some other power of 2 just keep doubling the product
as many times as necessary. If you want to multiply by 16 then double the number 4 times since
16 = 22x22.
1516: 152 = 30. 302 = 60. 602 = 120. 1202 = 240.
238: 232 = 46. 462 = 92. 922 = 184.
548: 542 = 108. 1082 = 216. 2162 = 432.
Practice these tricks and youll get good at solving many different kinds of arithmetic problems
in your head, or at least quickly on paper. Half the fun is identifying which trick to use.
Sometimes more than one trick will apply and youll get to choose which one is easiest for a
particular problem.
Multiplication can be a great sport! Enjoy.
See Math tricks on video at the Wild About Math! mathcasts page.
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1. 222 Responses to Impress your friends with mental

Math tricks
2. By Alex Kay on Nov 19, 2007 | Reply
Hey there!
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for a great post and read - math doesnt have to be
boring!
Have a nice day,
Alex
3. By Sol on Nov 19, 2007 | Reply
Alex,
Youre quite welcome. Glad you liked it.
Sol
4. By Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) on Nov 19, 2007 | Reply
Hey Sol i dont expect to be using them to impress anybody, but some of those
techniques will come in very handy. Thanks a lot. Ill give it a Stumble so others can
learn them too.
Karen,
Thanks for the kind words and the stumbling.
Sol
6. By DJ in Houston on Nov 19, 2007 | Reply
WOW!!!
I wish I knew this while I was in school!!!
That is neat
7. By Alan on Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
Very cool - I plan to use this as often as possible. By the way there is a minor typo
So, 4699 = 4600x(100-1) = 4600-46 = 4554. should read So, 4699 = 46x(100-1) =
4600-46 = 4554.
thats ok though - this page is so cool i think ill let this one slide.
Alan,
Im glad you like the page. Im not seeing the error, though. Your correction looks to me
the same as what I wrote. Please elaborate.
Thanks.
9. By emily on Nov 22, 2007 | Reply
mental math tricks helps to perform arithmetic calculations quickly

Mental math
10. By IB a Math Teacher on Nov 22, 2007 | Reply
Multiplying by 11 is easier when adjusting the rule for multiplying by 9. Just think of 11
as (10+1)
So 436 11 = 4360 + 436 = 4796thats the simpler way of explaining why the digits
add up to each other like you wrote:
4360
+ 436

4796
11. By BPM on Nov 23, 2007 | Reply
Excellent Stumble. Thumb Up.

@DJ, BPM Thanks for your kind comments.

@IB - yes, your way of showing why this adding the pair approach for multiplying by
11 is right on.
13. By Fred on Nov 23, 2007 | Reply
You are saying 4699 = 4600x(100-1) when it should be 46 instead of 4600.

Fred, Alan:
Thanks for the correction. Now I see it!
Article is now fixed.
15. By encoded on Nov 23, 2007 | Reply
These are just retarded, any idiot could think them up

16. By rob on Nov 23, 2007 | Reply
omg the trick for multiplying squares is awesome.

-Rob
Rob,
Glad you liked it.
18. By Shao Han on Nov 25, 2007 | Reply
Even primary school students know these simple tricks in China..

Shao Han,
Can you recommend any books in English where I could learn about what Math Chinese
students learn?
20. By BlueS on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
Hi, I has got a problem with multipling:

If i multiply some numbers in that metod some things go wrong:
E.G. (agree):
87 * 81
88*80 + 7 = 7047
38*20
38*20 + 0 = 760
E.G.(doesnt agree):
56 * 17
63*10 + 42 = 672
Real: 952
75 * 88
93*70 + 40 = 6550
Real:6000
85 * 26
91*20+30 = 1850
Real: 2210
Please tell me what mistake was doing!
Hi BlueS,
I assume youre trying to use technique #4 in the article. That technique only works when
the two numbers differ by a small even amount and when you can easily calculate the
square of the number in the middle of the two numbers (i.e. the average).
In your example of 5617 I see what youre trying to do but its different than this trick.
Lets look at your example:
Let a=56
Let b=17
You want to calculate a*b, right?

I see that you added 7 to 56 and subtracted 7 from 17 so that you could multiply by 10.
Thats a good idea.
So, you were computing (a+7)x(b-7).
(a+7)x(b-7) =
(axb)-(7xa)+(7xb)-49 =
(axb)-7x(a-b)-49
So, (axb) = (a+7)x(b-7) + 7x(a-b)+49
Or, 5617 = 6310 + 7x(39)+49 = 630 + 273 + 49
= 952
This approach is not easy for these two numbers.
What you could do with what youve noticed is to say that 5617 = 56x(10+7) = 5610 +
567
= 560+392 = 952.
Does this help?
22. By Alex on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
everyone should already know this in my opinion. its basic basic math.
23. By Amanda on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
I agree that everyone should know things like how to multiply by 9 or 11. However, the
method used to achieve the answer may be quite different. I was taught multiplication
and agree that it is basic math, however I was never taught tricks such as this; basically
easy ways to remember how to multiply certain numbers. I am horrible with math so
ordinarily I cannot do multiplication in my head. However, with these tips, I may get
better at it.
@Alex: Knowing these tricks is largely about having a relationship with numbers. Im
glad you have it but not everyone does.
@Amanda: Do report back on how these techniques help you if they do. The Vedic Math
approach allows people to do multiplication without knowing more than up to 55 in
their multiplication tables. Ill post some Vedic Math techniques in the future.
25. By wheyyyy on Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
good tricks mate. you make it easier. nice one.

dont listen to them < >.
26. By Grinch on Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Your annotation for the multiplying by 9s is wrong. You have:

99 is just 9x(10-1) which is 910-9 which is 90-9 or 81
If you follow the acronym PEMDAS you would do what is in the parenthesis first and
then multiply which would give you 99. You should have stated you need to use the
distributive method. Which would mean it would read (910)-(91)= 90-9= 81.
27. By E! on Nov 28, 2007 | Reply
This is a great system developed a long time ago by Jakow Trachtenberg whilst in a Nazi
camp. More info here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenberg_system
28. By EPIc on Nov 30, 2007 | Reply
there is an easier way to multiply by 9.

this is the way I learned when i was in school.
this works all the way up to 9 x 9, but if youre in elementary school, it can come in
handy.
take the number you are multiplying 9 by, and subtract one. then figure out what number
plus that number equals nine.
put the first and second answer beside each other and you get tour answer.
its simpler than it sounds..
example:
9x7=?
7-1=6
6+3=9
the answer is 63!
9x3=?
3-1=2
2+7=9
the answer is 27!
this was the easiest way for me.
29. By Ragesh on Dec 2, 2007 | Reply
Well let me put the technique #4. Generically it uses the fact that (a+b)*(a-b) = a^2 - b^2.
Here b is half of the difference between the numbers, hence a is the average. In the
example where difference is 6, the minus 9 comes coz (6/2)^2 = 9. Similary it can be
done for large differences also, but it depends how comfortable is one is with squaring
numbers.
30. By Jon Gjengset on Dec 2, 2007 | Reply
I love this!
There is one problem with technique #6 though:
Take 81*89 where the first digits are equal, and where the last digits sum is 10.
By applying your method the answer should be: (8*9)(9*1) which gives 729, when the
correct answer is 7209. This happens in all cases where the product of the last digits is
less than 10 (ie with 9 and 1), so a quick fix would be to always make sure you have two
digits in the product, and if not then add a zero in front.
31. By Jon Gjengset on Dec 2, 2007 | Reply
Oh!
I just dicovered that the problem I mentioned above also applies to technique #7!
If the square of the second number is less than 10, you also have to add a zero before it in
order to get the right answer:
Wrong:
92^2
=> 180 =>360
814
360
1174
Right:
92^2
=> 180 => 360
8104
360
8464
32. By Pick Up Artist 4 Life on Dec 3, 2007 | Reply
This is great for impressing the somewhat math smart girls. Im sure that the math
wizzes already know this.
Bookmarked
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33. By Jezz on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
I invited #8 a long time ago at least, I thought I did. LOL

34. By yusuf on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
very nice math trick.. wish i had known when i was in school.. if you ask me, i would
suggest to put them in elementary schools curriculum
35. By Neil on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
Great work, very useful.

36. By Gemeda on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
A fantastic work! I didnt just like it, I loved it. I have so much respect and appreciation
for people like you who spend their time doing something productive on the net.
Thanks man!
37. By Nature Wallpaper on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
finally :)!!
38. By josh on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
have never been good with numbers, but these things do help quite a bit. how come we
were never taught this at school???
39. By Varun on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
Anyone who has taken CAT exam in India know all these techniques and more.
40. By The Queen's English on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
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41. By THE CHEAPEST FLIGHT FINDER on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
Great post! Good tricks for life.

42. By max on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
amazing tricks!
43. By devin on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
heres a real trick

(a+b)^2 = 2a^2 + 2ab + b^2, so
86^2 = (80+6)^2 = 80^2 + 2*80*6 + 6^2
so 80^2 is easy 8^2+10^=6400
2*80*6=2*10*6*8=2*480=960
6^2 = 36
add
=7396
works for any number 0-99 pretty easily
44. By Virtaaj on Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
@Varun: True.. very true!

45. By naomi on Dec 5, 2007 | Reply
@ EPIc
my little brother when he was 7 taught me (age 21) the easiest way to multiply by 9 (only
works up to 99):
Hold your ten fingers out in front of you. Now lets say we multiply 93.
Starting from your left pinkie, count three fingers (end up at your left middle finger).
Fold it down. Now read your fingers. 2 (fold) 7. 27.
Try 96. Count from left pinkie, end up at right thumb. Fold down. Read five fingers,
fold, four fingers. 54.
EASY!
And to all of you from China, India, etc, its great that your primary schools taught math
tricks. But many (most?) in America do not, and your comments are not constructive,
almost hurtful. I go to MIT yet I still cant do basic arithmitic in my head. Dont belittle
people because they want to learn- its never too late to learn!
46. By AHmed on Dec 5, 2007 | Reply
cool
47. By Zoe on Dec 5, 2007 | Reply
@ naomi
Youre not quite right about that finger trick- I use it too, and it can be easily adapted to
910-920 (it works higher than this too but takes some playing around, and not all
numbers work out perfectly- Ill let you try that!)
ie 913
Do the same thing for 93 as naomi says. Except now your leftmost pinkie is 100. Read
left to right- 1 finger (100), 1 finger (10), fold, seven fingers. Answer = 117.
916 therefore would be left pinkie (100), four, fold, four. 144.
48. By Stock Broker on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply
Boy this was cool one. Simply splendid.After reading this my maths seem to have
improved
49. By gmac refinancing a home with no money on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply
Hi My wife and I would like to thank you all for this web site. Hours of pleasure and all
50. By bill weaver on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply
BlueS, Sol For 5617, the 2x rule seems easier here. 22x27 = 56, so do 717, then x2 three times.
717 = 119 (710 + 77)
x2 = 238
x2 = 476
x2 = 952
Great article, Sol. Lots of fun.
51. By Chris on Dec 6, 2007 | Reply
Regarding #2. A similar trick works for multiplications with 111, 1111, you just need
to make the pipeline longer.
Example:
24253 * 111 = (2) (2+4) (2+4+2) (4+2+5) (2+5+3) (5+3) (3) = (2) (6) (8) (11) (10) (8) (3)
= 2692083
It works for 101, 1001 too, where you need to skip a position or two when adding.
Example:
24253 * 101 = (2) (4) (2+2) (4+5) (2+3) (5) (3) = 2449553
52. By Yakeen on Dec 7, 2007 | Reply
I will probably need some more help on this.

53. By Mathletics..huhu.. on Dec 8, 2007 | Reply
sounds fun to memath is really great.my fav subject wat??!!??

54. By shivashis on Dec 8, 2007 | Reply
Boy, all the posts are just great.

55. By Dale on Dec 9, 2007 | Reply
Some trippy stuff, but still cant remember it

http://dzrbenson.com/blog/
56. By Jonathan on Dec 9, 2007 | Reply
Somehow I missed this post! I use some of these, and in combination with other tricks.
And I share some with students.
Fun stuff!
57. By abiel_marlon on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply
that was a nice trick hu! have another trics there?

58. By kerato on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply
Here are some more

59. By sahil on Dec 11, 2007 | Reply
@ naomi
its a common myth in india, that indians are much better in mathematics than, especially,
americans only after coming to america did i realize how untrue this is!
Though Varun may be better in speed mathematis than all of us, the same can not be
extrapolated for all indians.
60. By shestheoneforme on Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Neat! I like things like this, that encourage you to go beyond the basics we all learned
from the very beginning!
Simple logical things like 57 * 9 = 57 * 10 - 57 seem so obvious once you see them, but
you need to take that step!
61. By Lara on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
A trick for multiples of 9 that I learned was to hold out your hands and bend down the
number you wanted to know about.
Example:
What is the result of 5 * 9?
You bend down the fifth finger on your left hand, resulting in 4 fingers left before the
bend, and 5 fingers left after the bend, equals 45.
62. By Sol on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
Hi Lara,
Yes, thats a nice technique for multiplying single digits by 9. Its a nice way for children
to use their kinesthetic senses to start learning arithmetic.
63. By Kannan.M on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply
Very usefull
Thank you
64. By aaron on Jan 10, 2008 | Reply
i always use the 9trick its easy

65. By rei on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
Coool tricks!! these will come handy in real sitautions

66. By rei on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
To be frank
Some of these tricks are also taught in Bangladesh at a very tender age.which we dont
really recall when grown up.few tricks are published in a 5 grader book
Nevertheless its a great effort though
67. By amber on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
these are some cool tricks

68. By Sol on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply
@Kannan, Aaron, Rei, Amber: Im glad you like these tricks.

69. By Jolo on Feb 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi there
just wanted to say that your mental math tricks are magnificent. Their all useful, Thank
You.
I am hoping you could post more math techniques
70. By graphed on Feb 9, 2008 | Reply
wow, what a strange math! LOL!

71. By Sol on Feb 10, 2008 | Reply
Jolo,
Im glad you like these tricks. Yes, Ill post more over time.
72. By Matematik zel Ders on Feb 26, 2008 | Reply
thx
73. By Airedale on Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
Perhaps you can decipher a trick on another blog

http://web.missouri.edu/~woodph/html/mult_200_300_etc_.html
He discusses multiplying,for ex.
204 x 208= (22)(48x2)(48). My problem is that 48x2=64 but the answer to the
problem is 42432. 24
74. By Airedale on Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
24 does not equal 64

75. By Airedale on Mar 3, 2008 | Reply
so my question is, does that trick work for numbers other than squares?
76. By celestine Umunnakwe on Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
I am not good at maths but I am very interested in knowing how to solve mathematical
problems. Your site have been a very helpful tool to me. I will appreciate it if more
mathematics tutorial are made available, especially on how to divide numbers quickly.
I like this site.
thanks
77. By Burton MacKenZie on Mar 30, 2008 | Reply
Nice list, some I didnt know. Heres one not on your list for squaring a number http://www.burtonmackenzie.com/2008/03/more-math-in-head.html
78. By Carlos Gomez on Apr 1, 2008 | Reply
como se multiplica 93 por345

79. By abhinav on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
this tricks are very useful for a primary student.

80. By yomanyo on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
its very common plz.insert some better trick for both junior and senir standard.
81. By mitchelle on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
i love this it helped me alot

82. By mohamed fakhry on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
this page very useful and thank you for this information
83. By Lori on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Airedale I think its a typo or something. Cause to get the middle # u add the 3rd digit
#s (in that case was 8+4). then multiply by the first digit # (which was 2) I did the
example you gave plus another one. Hope it helps.
In this problem you would do the
2*2=4
(4+8)*2=(12)*2=24
4*8=32
Then the answer would be 42432
Another example 209*203
2*2=4
(9+3)*2=(12)*2=24
9*3=27
Then the answer would be 42427
Another one 207*206
2*2=4
(6+7)*2=(13)*2=26
6*7=42
So answer would be 42642
84. By Roma on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
this site is great! The post and some of the comments are very useful. Ill be needing this
soon in training the kids in our school in math. thanks so much!
85. By sophobic on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
*im from the philppines

*thanks for this
*well done ^_^
86. By billy bob joe on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
These tings are weird.

87. By billy bob joe on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
These things are REALLY weird.

88. By anna lou on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
wow its great!!!!!!!! i learned different tricks in solving math problems.
89. By John Morrison on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply
I have a good way to do 9 tables and multiplications. Think of 9 in this way. Subtract one
from the first number and place the difference between it and 9 on the end. 29 is 1 and 8
or 18. 39 is 2 and 7 or 27. 49 is 3 and 6 or 36. Do you see the pattern?
90. By k.kaushik on May 1, 2008 | Reply
multypling numbers by 11
ex;54*11=594
54=5+4=9
at middle 9 left side 5 and right side 4
thanking you
91. By k.kaushik on May 2, 2008 | Reply
Multiplying by 11, Simple trick

ex:63*11=693
Take 63 add the digits i.e 6+3=9
now place the result i.e 9 in middle of 63
then we get result as 693.
Hope this trick is useful.
Cheers:)
Kaushik
92. By rasi on May 25, 2008 | Reply
its really very interesting.

do more tips like this
93. By ankastre, ankastre frn, davlumbaz on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
thank you
94. By ankastre, ankastre frn, davlumbaz on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
good
95. By Ankastre frn on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply
great..
96. By Katie on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
Thank you so much for posting this, you genius. I hate having to count on my fingers! lol.
Seriously though, this was extremely helpful. Thanks!
97. By Joseph Sahayam on Jun 15, 2008 | Reply
hi ,
it is very useful.
by joseph
98. By berkay on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
thanks so much
99. By Yerli & Yabanc ark Szleri ,Programlar, Rya tabirleri, Yemek Tarifleri on
Jun 20, 2008 | Reply

thanks :))
100.
By Renalyn A. Dario on Jun 22, 2008 | Reply
wow, it is so fun to learn mathematics. even someone think it so hard to learn it. But
when you learn how to make it easy you will enjoy with it
101.
By Xiau Ping on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
This is a great website. Its so educational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

102.
By Xiau Ping on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
This is sooooooooooooooooooo awesomesauce I can do math problem so much faster

when I know these. Thank you so much. I truly, deeply, sincerely.. appreciate. Do you
have anymore?
103.
By program arivi on Jun 30, 2008 | Reply
very nice math trick

104.
By program indir webmaster on Jun 30, 2008 | Reply
this is very good, thank you..

105.
By pankaj kumar on Jul 1, 2008 | Reply
it is vry interesting wrk.i got a lot of fun & knoledge.
106.
By seviye belirleme snav on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
it is so fun to learn mathematics. even someone think it so hard to learn it.

107.
By hania on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
thanks
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By pazarck on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
Practice these tricks and youll get good at solving many different kinds of arithmetic
problems in your head, or at least quickly on paper. Half the fun is identifying which trick
to use.
109.
By Nenito J. Basaya on Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
Hello, I really like this article. I really helps me bring discussions to my students in
mathematics. Also students are having fun after knowing those tricks.
thank you.
110.
By m.rizwan on Jul 22, 2008 | Reply
please if anybody knows that how to teach mathematics through

cards,cartoon,pizza,lodo,board of chase,
pls rpl me on rizwanwasmohd@gmail.com
111.
By AKANSH on Aug 9, 2008 | Reply
16*25=?
take square root
4*5=20
take the square of 20
400=16*25
112.
By John Morrison on Aug 9, 2008 | Reply
Many of your have heard of people who can look at a date from the past, and instantly
call out the day of the week. I always thought this to be a very interesting skill. Let me
tell you this, it is a great skill for impressing people. But it is also very practical and
useful in daily life.
In order to do the calendar trick, you will have to have a number of very simple codes
committed to memory. The first code is the month code. This code is constant and will be
used throughout all your searches and mathematical steps.
This is the month code:
January: 1
February: 4
March: 4
April: 0
May: 2
June: 5
July: 0
August: 3
September: 6
October: 1
November: 4
December: 6
Use which ever system you wish to commit this list to memory.
This is the day code:
1: Sunday; 1st day of week
2: Monday; 2nd day of week, and so on.
3: Tuesday
4: Wednesday
5: Thursday
6: Friday
7: Saturday
The year code: this is a long list of numbers that correspond to the years 1900 to 1999,
This list is broken down into 7 sections.
Section 1:
1
7
12
29
35
40
46
57
63
68
74
85
91
96
Section 2:
2
13
19
24
30
41
47
52
58
69
75
80
86
97
Section 3:
3
8
14
25
31
36
42
53
59
64
70
81
87
92
98
Section 4:
9
15
20
26
37
43
48
54
65
71
76
82
93
99
Section 5:
4
10
21
27
32
38
55
60
66
77
83
88
94
Section 6:
5
11
16
22
33
39
44
50
61
67
72
78
89
95
Section 7
0
6
17
23
28
34
45
51
56
62
73
79
84
90
This is a long list of numbers, but if you work on each one for a few days you will be able
to recall the list. It took me only a few hours to create a link story for each list. Each story
was pegged to the house list, starting from item one thru item seven.
How to use the codes:
In order to combine all the codes for a day you have to do the following: start with the
year code. You need to know if the year is a leap year. A leap year will only effect the
months of January and February. Next ask for the month, do the addition of the two.
Finally add the date and cast off the sevens. The remaining number is the day of the
week. April 13, 1997 would be 2 + 0 = 2. 13 + 5 = 15. Cast off the sevens and you are left
with the number 1. One equals Sunday.
This is the easiest code of all, the free space code.
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. This is the first position of the week for any month.
I have seen other systems for the calendar trick that have used division to calculate the
years. That is fine; you are free to do what you want to do.
In my opinion you would be better served to memorize the list of numbers. Did you ever
wonder where the code came from? The code is based on the free spaces on the calendar.
Take a look at the calendar for the month of July. You will see that before the number 1,
there are two spaces. That is because the month of July has a code of 0, but 2008 has a
code of 2. Next month (August) has a code of 3, add the 2008 code for a total of 5.
If you practice the calendar trick you will master it in a week or two. Use the free spaces
to learn the start of each month. For the month of August, you add the code 5 to 2, you
will have 7. Now you can see that the 2nd is on Saturday. If the space the code equal 7,
the code for that month is zero. September and December are 6 so when you add the 2008
code you have 8. This will mean you have a free space of 1 on their calendars. This is
very easy math. To find out which day of the week Christmas falls on, add 1 to 25. Cast
off the sevens from 26 and you have 5. The day code of 5 equals Thursday.
Take your time, learn from your mistakes and have fun.
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By John Morrison on Aug 9, 2008 | Reply
please note: the nummber 49 should be included in section 5.

114.
By Ria srivastava on Aug 9, 2008 | Reply
I really like this site very much.These tricks are really interesting.I am much comfortable
in maths.Looking forward for more tricks.Thank you.
115.
By diana on Aug 25, 2008 | Reply
Well I Think It Helped Me More On Math Because I Used To Be Dumb At It So Yeah =]

116.
By Kevin on Sep 4, 2008 | Reply
Hey frrankly, these tricks are very useful.Thanks for posting these interesting tricks.
117.
By Purvesh on Sep 15, 2008 | Reply
Xcellent Site
Hats off for such a great initiative

118.
By anusha on Oct 3, 2008 | Reply
hello sir can u give the solution for the following question.
using 4 digit, 5 times bring all values from 0 to 50.
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By DD on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply
Math has been easy for me and often mystify people when I calculate answers in my
head. Now Im on a quest to improve math in my head.
Your web site made things easier. Nice job.
Oh, by the way. Im 74 years old and still sharp as a tack.
120.
By stephen on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply
That is really interesting. My students in Ghana will enjoy that. I have more i will share
with u later
121.
By pankaj on Oct 14, 2008 | Reply
heypretty cool & nice to know these tricks

its cool and smarty..
122.
By Pankaj Saha on Oct 14, 2008 | Reply
Good web contents. The original root is Vadic Mathematics.

123.
By rebecca on Oct 16, 2008 | Reply
hi.tnx 4 that.soo now i can do my project n math

tnx
124.
By charmaine on Oct 21, 2008 | Reply
i just want to say that math is now geting more and more interesting for me,, and then i
discover this math tricks on how to solve the students disaster numbers. wow!! i have
learn a lot from this aricle. ill browse this again and continuosly browse it once more.
more powers to those math-lovers who did this!! youre one of a kind!!
125.
By Dr Zoidberg on Oct 28, 2008 | Reply
Id just like to say thanks for this. I already knew quite a few tricks, but this page taught
me a few more.
2435 * 3445 in your head, anyone?

126.
By bridget on Nov 10, 2008 | Reply
encoded,
i think it was very rude of you to put that comment. sol probly worked very hard on this.
Sol,
i really liked this they helped alot,
127.
By mefat on Nov 27, 2008 | Reply
who can tell me this one even i dont know it.who knows it write to my email the answer.
To people give you 25each exp 25+25=50 you have 50 now and you minus 45 now you
have 5 EXP 50-45=5 now you give those 2 people 1each EXP 5-2=3 now you have 3 but
you still have charge 24 each those 2 people EXP 24 + 24 = 28 plus the 3 that you have
EXP 24+24=48+3=51 now WHY 51? you had 50 why 1?
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By Gaurav Gupta on Dec 6, 2008 | Reply
Easy way to write table of 9 (use following steps 1,2,3)

1: write 9
2): then write 1 to 9 (upside down)
2a) write 9 (nine times) (upside down)
3: then write 0 to 8 (downside up)
This same method can be used for writing table of 99, 999, 9999 .
if u r writing table fo 99 thn do all the above said steps. To write table of 999 on step 2a
write 99 instead of 9.
129.
By Pallav on Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
Sir, these tricks are really helpful.

I wanna ask, if am not wrong
Squaring 2-digit numbers that end in 5
If a number ends in 5 then its square always ends in 25. To get the rest of the product take
the left digit and multiply it by one more than itself.
3535 ends in 25. We get the rest of the product by multiplying 3 by one more than 3.
So, 34 = 12 and thats the rest of the product. Thus, 3535 = 1225.

In this, if we take n-digit instead of 2-digit no., it still works.
for e.g.Say for 535Next no. to 53 is 54, so (53 x 54 =
2862).
So, 535 x 535 = 286225
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Sir, in the trickSquaring 2-digit numbers that end in 5

If a number ends in 5 then its square always ends in 25. To get the rest of the product take
the left digit and multiply it by one more than itself.
3535 ends in 25. We get the rest of the product by multiplying 3 by one more than 3.
So, 34 = 12 and thats the rest of the product. Thus, 3535 = 1225.
If we apply this for n-digit no., it is too applicable.
for e.g.- say for 535
(53 x (53+1)) = (53 x 54)= 2862
Thus, we have ->
(535 x 535) = 286225
131.
By Sol on Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
Pallav,
Youre right on. The tricks works for 2-digit numbers because of this algebra:
(10a+5)^2 = 100a^2+100a+25
For any integer, a, 100a will end in two zeros and so will 100a^2. So, the product will
always end in 25. Also, 100a^2+100a+25 factors into 100a(a+1)+25. The a(a+1) part of
the product is the trick of multiplying the left digit by one more than itself.
You can do the algebra to convince yourself that this works for numbers with any number
of digits.
132.
Sir,
I wanna share a trick which I learnt from my friend..
Square 2 Digit Number ->
Square a 2 Digit Number, for this example 37:
Look for the nearest 10 boundary
In this case up 3 from 37 to 40.
Since you went UP 3 to 40 go DOWN 3 from 37 to 34.
Now mentally multiply 3440
The way I do it is 3410=340;
Double it mentally to 680
Double it again mentally to 1360
This 1360 is the FIRST interim answer.
37 is 3 away from the 10 boundary 40.
Square this 3 distance from 10 boundary.
33=9 which is the SECOND interim answer.
Add the two interim answers to get the final answer.
Answer: 1360 + 9 = 1369
Hope it works
133.
By ramez on Jan 2, 2009 | Reply
very fantastic tricks

134.
By Anonymous on Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
Number Card Magic

Make 5 cards the same as these:
Card A 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Card B 2 3 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31
Card C 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31
Card D 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Card E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Get your friend to choose any number from the cards without telling you the number, but
to tell you all the cards it appears on. You should be able to quickly say what number was
chosen. How?
Superfast Addition
Get a friend to write down 2 numbers less than 20, one under the other without you
seeing them. then your friend makes a third number by adding the first 2 together and
write it below the first two. Then make a fourth number by adding the second and third, a
fifth by adding the third and fourth, and so on, until there is a column of ten numbers.
Now if you look at the numbers you can quickly give the total of the column. .
All you do is multiply the seventh number by 11, in the example below it is 142 x11.
Example 14+9+23+32+55+87+142+229+371+600 =1562
You can multiply by any number by 11 very quickly in your head - How? The secret is to
multiply the number by 10 first and then add the number to the first result. For the
example above - 10 x 142 = 1420 (the really easy bit - just add 0 to the end), then add 142
to 1420 which gives us the answer 1562 (even that bits not too difficult either!).
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By Lipcy on Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
Number Card Magic

Make 5 cards the same as these:
Card A 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
Card B 2 3 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31
Card C 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31
Card D 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Card E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Get your friend to choose any number from the cards without telling you the number, but
to tell you all the cards it appears on. You should be able to quickly say what number was
chosen. How?
Superfast Addition
Get a friend to write down 2 numbers less than 20, one under the other without you
seeing them. then your friend makes a third number by adding the first 2 together and
write it below the first two. Then make a fourth number by adding the second and third, a
fifth by adding the third and fourth, and so on, until there is a column of ten numbers.
Now if you look at the numbers you can quickly give the total of the column. .
All you do is multiply the seventh number by 11, in the example below it is 142 x11.
Example 14+9+23+32+55+87+142+229+371+600 =1562
You can multiply by any number by 11 very quickly in your head - How? The secret is to
multiply the number by 10 first and then add the number to the first result. For the
example above - 10 x 142 = 1420 (the really easy bit - just add 0 to the end), then add 142
to 1420 which gives us the answer 1562 (even that bits not too difficult either!).
136.
By Sol on Jan 4, 2009 | Reply
Anonymous - Thanks for the nice tricks.

137.
By Likitha on Jan 8, 2009 | Reply
hello sol,
thanks for the tricks and they help me a lot but I just want to say that all of them are not
mental some are using paper.
But anyway I learnt a lot of tricks.
thank you very much,
Likitha
138.
By srinivas on Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
cool maths yaar thanx to everyone great job keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!

139.
By hello on Jan 29, 2009 | Reply
so coooool
140.
By tong on Jan 29, 2009 | Reply
I love sharing this tricks to my students. They were all amazed with the solutions. Cold
you please send me more tricks to my email address so that many students will learn
more.
141.
By kumar on Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
i am joined ned teacher in maths and english

up to 10th std
i want new and easy tricks maths and
english grammer tips
142.
By Mike on Feb 8, 2009 | Reply
I am looking for the math trick that goes something like this;
Pick a number from 1-100
then it goes something like, multiply the number by 2 then divide by a number and then
add something if the number is such and such.

If you know what I mean,please E Mail me.
Ive been racking my brain for thirty years trying to remember how this trick went.
Mike
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By John Morrison on Feb 13, 2009 | Reply
Math tricks are great for understanding the magic of math. But you should be able to do
math in a logical manner. I use a method of math to train my mind for logic and pattern
recognition. It is the hidden number system. Most people should know the times tables
by heart. So for example, if you see 2*6 you will call out 12 without much thought.
Sadly, there are still many adults who are not able to do simple mental math.
I have come up with a way to focus the mind on the simple parts and discover the hidden
parts of math. Start with pen and paper and work your way up to mental math.
Look at this. 23*45. What are the obvious numbers? From left to right, you can see 8 and
15. Because 2*4 is 8 and 3*5 is 15. What you cannot see is the hidden number 22. The
hidden number is the secret to the entire problem. It brings the left and right side numbers
together. Learn to spot the hidden number and you will be able to solve 2 by 2
multiplications with ease.
Look at the problem again. 23*45 = 8-22-15. Adding for the left only the tens digits, 8
plus 2 is 10, attach the 2 in the ones column. You have partial answer of 102. Add the 1
from 15 and attach the 5 for the final answer 1035.
You will be doing math from the left side (the more natural way) and when you have a
single digit number next to a pair. YOU ONLY PLACE IT ALONG SIDE. Practice with
the following problems.
24*36 = Left 6, Hidden n 24, right 24. Add 6 + 2 = 8 and 4, add 2 to 4, attach the last 4.
89*47 = Left 32, Hidden n 92, right 63. 32-92-63. 32+9 =41+2, 412 + 6 is 418 attach 3.
56*47 = Left 20, Hidden n 59, right 42. Do it for yourself.
74*85 = Left 56, Hidden n 67, right ?
96*21 = Left 18, Hidden n ?, right ?
This is not a math trick, but a logical step in processing math.
Answers:
24*36 = 864
89*47 = 4183
56*47 = 2632
74*85 = 6290
96*21 = 2016
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By Aj on Feb 15, 2009 | Reply
Hi Sol thank you for taking the time up publish you mental maths tips I have found them
very usefull, the negative comments from some of the contrnutors are not deserved your
thoughts and the time you took to publish these tip are very much apprecated from this
reader. Cheers Aj
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By humaira on Feb 20, 2009 | Reply
sir, the tricks u provide are really very helpful. Their use can save our time and can be
useful in competative exams.
sir, i wanna know a trick to perform the following arithmetics:
1/x, where x is any real number.
eg: 1/625, 1/2.303, 1/1.234 etc
also i wanna know the tricks to calculate logs and antilogs of the numbers.
146.
By Zane on Feb 23, 2009 | Reply
A professor doing amazing mental math:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/arthur_benjamin_does_mathemagic.html
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By Erasmo Caba on Mar 9, 2009 | Reply
I am not a magician but I am very interested in leaning how a person find the answer to
the following:
A person asked me to:
You write down 5 numbers (5,8,10,6,2)
You add these number (5+8+10+6+2)= 31
then you subtract the total from the numbers (581062
-31
581031)
Now this person asked me to circle one of the numbers and tell him the rest of the
numbers.
He was able to tell me which number I circled.
How does he did this trick? Please let me know how can he find the answer. Thanks.
148.
By Erasmo on Mar 12, 2009 | Reply
I am not a magician but I am very interested in leaning how a person find the answer to
the following:
A person asked me to:
You write down 5 numbers (5,8,10,6,2)
You add these number (5+8+10+6+2)= 31
then you subtract the total from the numbers (581062
-31
581031)
Now this person asked me to circle one of the numbers and tell him the rest of the
numbers.
He was able to tell me which number I circled.
How does he did this trick? Please let me know how can he find the answer. Thanks.
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By Sol on Mar 12, 2009 | Reply
Ill give you a hint. I bet the digits in the final answer always add up to a multiple of 9.
Also, I bet your friend is also telling you to either not circle a 9 or to not circle a 0.
150.
By William Wallace on Mar 12, 2009 | Reply
Heres another trick my wife taught me and my son. To figure out if a number is divisible
by three, simply add up the digits. If the sum is divisible by three, the original number is
also divisible by three.
For example, the number 9,243,134,676 is divisible by 3, because
=9+2+4+3+1+3+4+6+7+6=45, and 45/3=15.
For very large numbers, you do not need to keep a running totalyou can simply discard
every partial sum that is divisible by 3.
For example, using 9,243,134,676 again, discard the 9 since it is divisible by 3. Then
2+4=6, toss that partial sum, since 6 is divisible by 3, then 3, ditto, then 1+3+4+6+7=21,
toss it as 21/3=7, then the last number, 6, which is also divisible by 3, so yes,
9,243,134,673 is divisible by 3.
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By chetanjeet on Mar 29, 2009 | Reply
CAN YOU DO THIS SUM IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS I CAN DO THIS

45696 *99999 THE ANSWER IS ;4569654303 BUT I WONT TELL YOU THE
SECRET
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By Dregun on Apr 3, 2009 | Reply
I found a way to multiply any 2 digit number by 9 really easily. The system works for 3
digit numbers up to a point and I have found the pattern but cannot decipher how to get it
to work for the middle digit.
Anyways
239
First take the 2 from the number 23 and add a 1 to it..so 2+1 = 3. Take your answer
3 and subtract it from the number you are multiplying by 9. So 23-3=20. So your
answer is going to be 20x to find the x you simply multiply the last digit from 23 (the
3) by 9 but only keep the last value. So 39=27, throw away the 2 from 27 and simply
put the 7 in the x 20x = 207.
429?
42-5 = 37
2*9 = 18
Answer is 378
78*9
78-8 = 70
8*9 = 72
Answer is 702
Still working on the three digit scenario but there are some rules that I have to figure out
first.
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By Eric on Apr 8, 2009 | Reply
You have spaces around the =, Alan doesnt. I think thats what he caught. Oh well, I
didnt notice it, thanks for posting this, it makes math so much easier.
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By Eric on Apr 8, 2009 | Reply
Chetanjeet, not only are you obnoxious, you even got the answer wrong. 4569(6)54303 is
the answer, not 4569(5)54303. Its not even a sum! Its a PRODUCT! Ugh.
155.
By Naush on Apr 22, 2009 | Reply
well Eric the correct answer is 4569(6)5430(4) not 4569(6)5430(3). to find the ans. just
use n*10000-n.
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By Naush on Apr 22, 2009 | Reply
sorry the correct ans is 4569(5)5430(4). the trick is n*100000-n

157.
By cool tricks on Apr 25, 2009 | Reply
Heres some cool tricks:Trick No.1

Multiply any no. by 12
say 4967*12.Now mentally add 0 on both sides
0|4967|0
Now proceed from right to left.To a number on right add twice the number to its
immediate left.
0+2*7=14 Write 4 carry 1
7+2*6+1(carry)=Write 0 carry 2
4+2*0+1(carry)=Write 5
So the answer is 59604
try 34512*12
For multiplying with 13Follow the same rule just replace twice by thrice.
Both above tricks follow the same line of multiplication by 11.
Trick No. 2
Finding squares of two digit number.
We all are comfortable with finding squares of numbers ending in 0 & 5.
(5,10,15,35,25,20,40,45,55,65 etc) are known to us.So assuming this and going back to
basics of squares(Square of a number(n) is sum of odd numbers(upto nth).
NoteOdd number what we will consider here is (2n-1)
Now we have four categories in which rest of two digit numbers fall.
===>One is one more than known squares.
Like 31,41
To calculate these:(31)^2=(30)^2+31st odd number=900+(2*31-1)=961
(41)^2=(40)^2+41st odd number=1600+(2*41-1)=1681
===>Other is one less than known squares
(44)^2=(45)^2-45th odd number=1936
(34)^2=(35)^2-35th odd number=1156
===>Next is two more than known squares
32,42
(32)^2=(30)^2+31st odd number+32nd odd number
But why will I add two times.There has to be a simpler way otherwise it should be a
trick.Ya there is.31st odd number+32nd odd number=4*31
So,
(32)^2=(30)^2+4*31=900+124=1024
(42)^2=1600+4*41=1600+164=1764
===>Last one is two less than known squares
33,43
(33)^2=(35)^2-35th odd number-34th odd number
This simplifies to
(33)^2=(35)^2-4*34=1225-136=1125-36=1089
At Last
Trick No.3
Its easy but we dont make use of it.It is a trick about subtraction.
Ya everyone can do it but what if you do it 3 0r 4 sec faster
1178-489
Its a best practice to take two digit at a time while adding or subtracting.
Now we see that 78
158.
By mani on May 11, 2009 | Reply
it is 4600-46 not 4600(100-1)

so 46*99 gives 4559
159.
By Simrat on May 23, 2009 | Reply
These tricks are fantastic.It helped me so much.Thanks a lot!

160.
By arnab sarkar on Jun 5, 2009 | Reply
friends this is nice

just want to add one thing up
multiplying by 11 can b don as
x(10+1)
where x is ny no
example:
59*11=59(10+1)
or
590+59=649
easy
161.
By SARWAJIT MISHRA on Jun 6, 2009 | Reply
i have no any comments. but an idea!
if u squaring a no. ends with 5 then , simply write 25 on right side and multiply the digits
others then 5 to one unit greater them left digits.
ex- square of 75 = 7 x 8 =5625
162.
By Jason on Jun 17, 2009 | Reply
45696 *99999 is 4569554303

The trick in doing this product without resorting to paper is to take the 99999 from
100000 to get 1
next calculate 100000 - 45696 = 54304
Take the 1 from 45696 to get 45695 and then simply tag on the 54303 to get the answer
4569554304
Here are some simpler versions of the same approach (Vedic Maths)
Using Base 10
8*9
Find the differences of both 8 and 9 from 10
2 and 1
Now cross calculate so you take the 2 from 9 and 1 from the 8 to get a 7
Multiply the 2 * 1 to get 2
put the 7 before the 2 to get 72
Here is an example using 1000 as the base
995 * 990
Difference from a 1000
5 and 10
Cross calculate the common number as
985 (ie 995 - 10 or 990 - the 5)
985 is the first part of the answer the second is 5* 10 = 050 (note you need a 3 digit
answer to tag it. If the answer is 4 digits it is added)
ie. 985050
You can do this trick using any base but if you use say base 20 you have to multiply by 2
base 30 by 3 etc. Also if you use numbers above the base you have to add rather than
subtract from the base to get the first part of the solution.
Here is an example in Base 20
18 * 17
Cross calulate using -2 and -3 (from base 20) to get
15
Double this as you are using Base 20 to get 30
for the rest of the solution work out
2*3=6
Answer 306
Using this technique you can calulate seemingly very complex products in your head.
163.
By nathaniel parcutela on Jun 20, 2009 | Reply
this is very amazing this is fantastic thank u i was able to do my assingments because of
ur idea
164.
By goutham on Jul 7, 2009 | Reply
MIKE u asked a question on feb 8,09 and ur question is :

I am looking for the math trick that goes something like this;
Pick a number from 1-100
then it goes something like, multiply the number by 2 then divide by a number and then
add something if the number is such and such.
If you know what I mean,please E Mail me.
Ive been racking my brain for thirty years trying to remember how this trick went.
and my ans for this is
1) choose any number..
3)multiply it with 2.
3)add 500 to it..
4)divide the result by 2.
5) subtract the number what u have choosen before to the result what u have obtained
now
6) ill bet that u will get an ans of 250
165.
By Simon Wong on Jul 16, 2009 | Reply
When a 2-digit number formed by consecutive numbers(23,34,45,etc)is multipied by 99,

the results are always 2 pairs.
e.g. 2399=2277,4545=4455,7899=7722
When a 2-digit number formed by two numbers that summed to 10(28,37,46 etc.)is
multiplied by 99, the results are always pallindromes.
e.g. 2899=2772, 3799=3663, 6499=6336
166.
Thank you,Jason,for sharing your trick of solving 45696*99999. I would like to share my
way of calculating 100000-45696. My trick is to do 9s complement on all digits except
the last. Do 10s complement for the last digit. Do it from left to right, so your brain
doesnt have to reverse the number youve got from the subtraction. So,1000045696=5(4+5=9)4(5+4=9)3(6+3=9)0(9+0=9)4(6+4=10).
167.
By ephemjoy on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
5 years ago,i developed an algorithm for multiplying n-digit numbers by 11 up to 19 and

it works. i just dont know if i was the first one.
168.
By ephemjoy on Jul 22, 2009 | Reply
sol, this is a very good website for math lovers.

hope others would share their math secrets to us. i would share mine when i have more
time for this. too much work to finish now.
for the others, hope to learn more from you.
thanks a lot to all math lovers who share their knowledge to others.
169.
Many readers of this site have learned the trick of squaring a two-digit number that ends
with 5. The magic behind this trick and many other tricks is the manipulation of binomial
multiplication,(a+b)(c+d). A two-digit number that ends wiwth 5 is expressed as 10n+5.
The square is (10n+5)^2=100n^2+100n+25=(n(n+1))(100)+25. If n=5,(5(5+1))
(100)+25=5(6)(100)+25=3000+25=3025. Thats why we multiply the tenth-digit by the
next number and tag on 25.
What about squaring 51 through 59?
These number are expressed by 50+n. (50+n)+100n+n^2=(25+n)(100)+n^2. If n=1,
(25+1)(100)+1^2=2600+1=2601. So, to square any number from 51 to 59, add 25 to the
unit digit, and tag on the square of the unit digit.
Binomial manipulation can be used for deriving other tricks such as the multiplcation of
two two-digit number with the same tenth-digit, and the unit-digits that summed to
10,such as 2624, and the multiplication of two two-digit numbers with the tenth-digits
that summed to 10 and the unit digits are the same, such as 6242.
170.
By Mike on Jul 24, 2009 | Reply
Still searching for the answer to what may be perhaps a simple trick. It goes something
like this:
Pick a number from 1 to 100.
Dont tell the number.
Then (this is the part I dont know but goes something like) add a number
divide by a number
multiply by your number
the answer comes out to your original number
Please HELP
171.
The multiplication of two two-digit numbers with the same tenth-digit and the unit-digits
that summed to 10 can be represented by the expression (10m+a)
(10m+b)=100m^2+10ma+10mb+ab=100m^2+10(a+b)
+ab=100m^2+10(10)m+ab=100m^2+100m+ab=m(m+1)(100)+ab
e.g. 2426=2(2+1)(100)+ 4(6)=600+24=624
Therefore, the trick is multiply the tenth-digit by the next number, and tag on the product
of the two digit. Is this trick similar to the square of a two-digit number that ends with 5?
It is actually the same trick. 5+5=10,right?
172.
The multiplication of two two-digit numbers such that the unit-digits are the same and the
tenth-digit summed to 10 can be expressed as (10a+m)(10b+m)=(ab)
(100)+10am+10bm+m^2=(ab)(100)+(a+b)(m)(100)+m^2=(ab)(100)+(10)(10)(m)
+m^2=(ab)(100)+(m)(100)+m^2=(ab+m)(100)+m^2
e.g. 4767=(46+7)(100)+7^2=3100+49=3149
Therefore,the trick is: multiply the tenth digits, add the unit digit and then tag on the
square of the unit digits.
If this trick reminds you of the trick for squaring 51 through 59, it is because they are the
same trick. Again, its because 5+5=10.
173.
By gea on Jul 30, 2009 | Reply
amazing! thanks very very much! i need mental math for this entrance test im about to
take very soon that bans the use of calculators! this is very helpful indeed:))) god bless
you and your awesome brain:))
174.
I have a way of mutltplying a two-digit number by 99. This is not necessary better but
slightly different from what has been posted earlier by other readers.
Suppose you want to mutiply 49 by 99:
In your minds eyes you see 48_ _.(49-1)
Fill in the first blank the 9s complement of the tenth digit, and you see 485_.(4+5=9)
Then fill in the remaining blank the 9s complement of the unit digit, and the answer is
4851.
175.
By rachit gupta on Jul 31, 2009 | Reply
excellent trick
176.
By Simon Wong on Aug 8, 2009 | Reply
I have read Naomis comment dated December 5,2007. I couldnt agree with her more
that some readers from Asia have been giving destructive criticism.
I am from Hong Kong. Math tricks had not been taught during my elementary and high
school years. As a matter of fact, I had never passed a math test in Hong Kong. I learned
most of my math tricks in the United States, and I came up with a few tricks on my own
with the basic math I learned in high school. I have learn a lot from this site, and I will
share all I know. I get disturbed reading negative comments ,especially from people who
used to be my neighbors. Please, please ,if you know some good tricks, share with us. Let
us all benefit from each others knowledge.
By prateek on Aug 17, 2009 | Reply
177.
hey guys i m going to share a amazing trick i learnt,to multiply any no by 99999.
what is 954862211561
*999999999999
954862211560045137788439
its damm simple!!
copy the no as it is except the last digit,subtract the last digit by 1 i.e (n-1) and then again
start to subtract each digit from 9 except the last digit that needs to be subtracted by
10..and yes thats the answer!!!
lets try a simple one
865
*999
86(n-1)4/13(10-5)
864135
if the no of digits is less than the no of 9s ie 568*9999 dont worry simply add a zero in
the front and carry the process i.e 0568*9999
now if the no is 5487*999 then wat?
add 1 to the extra digit i.e (5+1) and sub the result from the remaining part of the no n
then is the third part of sub from 9 excet hte last digit from 10
5/487
* 999
- 5 487 99(10)
- 6 -48 7
5 481 513
178.
Multiplcation of numbers from 11 t0 19:

(10+m)(10+n)=100+10m+10n+mn=100+(m+n)(10)+mn
e.g. 1714=(10+7)(10+4)=100+(7+4)(10)+74=100+110+28=238
Mental process
1. 1_ _(100)
2. 21_ (100+
179.
My last trick was sent inadvertently before completion. Let me continue the mental
process of 17X14 with a different approach:
1. 1_ _ (always think of 1)
2. 21_ (add the unit digits(7+4=11). Write down(mentally) the unit digit of the sum(1) as
the second digit. Add the tenth digit of the sum (1)to the first digit (1).(1+1=2,hence 21_)
3. 238 (Multiply the unit digits(47=28). Write down (mentally) the unit digit of the
product (8)as the third digit. Add the tenth digit of the product(2) to the middle digit(1).
(2+1=3,hence 238.)
180.
By vikram on Aug 24, 2009 | Reply
yar it is so good but it must have some tricks like multiplying 2 digit numbers quicklly in
head
181.
By thavamani on Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
very fantastic. students may mostly benefited, if such superb sites are available. try to add
some more tricks. valarka um thondu!
182.
By jay on Oct 19, 2009 | Reply
thanks good site.to multiplie 142 by 11.

take 142 start from righthand side first nunber is 2 add it to 4=6 add the 4 to 1= 5
remaining nunder 1.
answer1562 .this works better if you start on the left.
183.
9397=
93-7.
97-3.
multiply73=21 the last two numbersin answer.
cross subtract to get 90 the first two numbers.
ans=9021.you can do this in your head.
184.
9911=1089.
from the left put down the 9.
next add 9+9 18.
finallyputdown the last9 9.
1089
185.
By Anonymous on Nov 4, 2009 | Reply
thank you!
186.
By ABBAS ALDELAIMY on Nov 6, 2009 | Reply
Basicly, you need to understand the exact rule to correct the mistake
rule says that the numbers on the left (8 and - checks
but another condition must be metthat is the right numbers MUST add up to be 10 for
the rule to hold true! which is not the case with these 2 numbers
good luck
engineer abbas aldelaimy
the
187.
By Simon Wong on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply
You can prove to your friend that 10+10=10, and 10-10=20 by performing this trick:
1. Show all ten digits of your hands.
2. Show all ten digits of a pair of gloves.
3. Put on the gloves and show your hands.(10+10=10)
4. Remove the gloves and show both hands and gloves. (10-10=20)
188.
By Kerin on Nov 20, 2009 | Reply
very helpful indeed

189.
By Tom on Dec 2, 2009 | Reply
If you want to have fun doing mental math or practice you can use this:
http://www.nixroot.com/icompute/
A really a fun way to stay sharp!
190.
By lex on Dec 10, 2009 | Reply
thanks tom that is cool
191.
By Albert C. Aasco on Dec 13, 2009 | Reply
NICE TRICK!!!
192.
By assem on Dec 24, 2009 | Reply
I love school.I love math and i has hoping to find ways to solve mentally more than the
ones i found at home. 5 days! i am only 9 years and got 99 in math and 94 in average.The
tricks stink.
193.
By Qiant Squid on Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
These techniques are great. I did so poorly on last years mental math at ARML. I hope
thisll help me for this year. =)
194.
By verne on Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
A trick for multiplying a 9 digit number by 142857143. For example

586362931*142857143.
Write the 9 digit number twice: 586362931586362931 then divide by 7. you get
83766133083766133.
This works because 7*142857143=1000000001 then multiplying by the 9 digit number
on both sides causes the 9 digit number to be repeated twice on the right. Dividing both
sides by 7 yields the desired result.
This is very impressive when done on a blackboard because you write down your answer
from left to right. (Especially if you do the division in your head. Its not hardit just
takes practice.)
195.
By Coolyo on Jan 16, 2010 | Reply
ja, your right about not being critical to others im asian and IM not saying any thing so
lay off
nice article
196.
By sailesh on Apr 7, 2010 | Reply
suppose take a number between 10-100 then reverse the such as if you take a number 12
then make it as 21 add 11 to the obtained number 21+11=33 it is divisible by 11 for
example take 45 then reverse it then it would become 54 add 11 to it then it is 66
197.
By Malini on Apr 8, 2010 | Reply
Here is an alternative way to multiply a no. by 9:We have 53X9.

Step 1: Take only the rightmost digit of the number 53 (i.e., 3)Find 10 - 3 = 7.
53X9 = 7
Step 2:Subtract the number (i.e., 53 ) by one more than the rest of the digits to its left ., in
this case .,5:One more than 5 is(5 + 1 ) = 6
5 3 X 9 = (5 3 - 6 ) / 7 = 47 / 7 i.e., 477
Another example: 234 X 9
Step 1: Take only the rightmost digit of the number 234 (i.e., 4) Find 10 -4, this is 6.
234X9 = 6
Step 2: Subtract the number (i.e., 234) by one more than the rest of the digits to its left .,
in this case ., 23. One more than 23 is (23 + 1 ) = 24
234 X 9 = (234 - 24 ) / 6
= 210 / 6
= 2106
198.
By mm on May 8, 2010 | Reply
pls tell me how to get percentage base and rate

because that is my only weakness in math.. but when it comes to social studies, i
can memorize a whole book. hehehe pls. answer my comment
199.
By Rohit on Jun 2, 2010 | Reply
thank u so much for these tricks.hey i really want to know how to multiply big
numbers(RANDOM) like 57 * 89..so if anyone could help me. actually i know one of
the tricksbut i want to know a more easy one i wil post the trick in my next
comment..so i will be grateful if anyone helps me..and thank u for the above
techniques
200.
By Somnath on Jun 3, 2010 | Reply
I have a new trick.

How we find sum of a number series like.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = ?
So, First take next digit of last number that is 11.
and then take mid digit of series that is 5.
11 * 5 == 55
this is the also the sum of=
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5+ 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55
201.
By Somnath on Jun 3, 2010 | Reply
Also Middle number series like

21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 = ?
Simple, The tenth value of this series is 2.
then value is 2 55 = 255
202.
By Anonymous on Jun 8, 2010 | Reply
A few years ago I observed an activity involving the numbers 1 to 25 arranged in a 5 x 5

grid. The numbers were each a color ( I think there were 5 colors.) The teacher would
leave the room and the kids would agree on a number from the board. When the teacher
returned he would ask two or three questions and be able to tell the kids the number they
picked.
Have you heard of this? Id like to do it with my math class.
Steve
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By Anonymous on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
11x rule under 10

eg. 9*7
= the number before the 7 is 6
now think in your head what plus 6 =9?
its 3! so 9*7=63
eg2. 9*5 = 45 (5-1=4)(9-4=5)
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@DJ, BPM Thanks for your kind comments.

You are saying 4699 = 4600x(100-1) when it should be 46 instead of 4600.

These are just retarded, any idiot could think them up

omg the trick for multiplying squares is awesome.

Even primary school students know these simple tricks in China..

Hi, I has got a problem with multipling:

You want to calculate a*b, right?

good tricks mate. you make it easier. nice one.

Your annotation for the multiplying by 9s is wrong. You have:

there is an easier way to multiply by 9.

29. By Ragesh on Dec 2, 2007 | Reply

I invited #8 a long time ago at least, I thought I did. LOL

Great work, very useful.

Great post! Good tricks for life.

heres a real trick

@Varun: True.. very true!

I will probably need some more help on this.

sounds fun to memath is really great.my fav subject wat??!!??

Boy, all the posts are just great.

Some trippy stuff, but still cant remember it

that was a nice trick hu! have another trics there?

Here are some more

i always use the 9trick its easy

Coool tricks!! these will come handy in real sitautions

these are some cool tricks

@Kannan, Aaron, Rei, Amber: Im glad you like these tricks.

wow, what a strange math! LOL!

Perhaps you can decipher a trick on another blog

74. By Airedale on Feb 28, 2008 | Reply

24 does not equal 64

como se multiplica 93 por345

this tricks are very useful for a primary student.

i love this it helped me alot

*im from the philppines

These tings are weird.

These things are REALLY weird.

wow its great!!!!!!!! i learned different tricks in solving math problems.

89. By John Morrison on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

Multiplying by 11, Simple trick

its really very interesting.

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