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SUPER BRAIN TABLE

*Note: this table is intended only for  those who want SUPER math brain power.
The effects of learning this table are rather overwhelming when displayed to a non-math-power person.

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Actually this table is not really as bad as it looks at first.
You can learn the whole table by using the distributive property.

The bottom half contains repeats for each pair:
ex: 12 x 13 = 156 and 13 x 12 = 156
So you are really only learning half of the nos. that you see
in the bottom portion.

Take a look at the triangular shaded area below to see what we mean.

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Take something a bit difficult and break it down into two easier parts.   Technically this is called the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY for MULTIPLICATION. 

Okay so now we have (20+7)6.  We will multiply the 6 times both the parts of 27 and then add the results (these results are known as "partial products").

20x6=120 and 7x6=42.  So our answer is 120 + 42 = 162.

The idea is for this to be done in your head.  It will even work for larger numbers, however if they get too large you might need to jot down some of the "partial products".

EX: 325 x 3 = (300 + 20 + 5)3 =
900
   60
+ 15
  975

This also works for two digit numbers.

Let's try one from the table above, 17 x 13.
Think of this as (10 + 7) x (10 + 3). Now the ten and the seven EACH must be multiplied by BOTH the ten and the three. This gives four partial products. 10x10, 10x3, 7x10, and 7x3

Now those four partial products might be hard to keep in your head all at once, but we've noticed that if you think about it like this:

.....(10 + 7)

x...(10 + 3)
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you always get 100 from multiplying the tens together

both the 3 and the 7 get multiplied by 10 to make 30 + 70 =100

and finally you multiply the 3 times the 7= 21

so it is just 100 plus 100 which is 200 plus 21 more = 210

keep a running total in your head; you'll be amazed how fast you will get with practice

MULTIPLYING BY A DIFFERENCE: (this is known as the Distributive Property of Multiplication over Subtraction)

This trick is great for multiplying by numbers ending in nine like 9, 19, 99, 999, etc.

The reason people HATE to multiply by nine is that you always end up carrying a part of the answer into the next left column. That way it is easy to make mental mistakes, even if you are using a pencil!

So here we go: since 9, 19, 99, 999 are a pain, turn them into 10, 20, 100, or 1000 respectively, because it's easier to multiply by a number ending in zero than one ending in 9.

What....you say we can't just change 9 into 10! Well technically you are correct.....so how about 9 = (10-1). Now that is undeniably true, and it is easy to multiply by 10 and by 1.

This is what it looks like:

EX: 13 x 9........is the same as 13 x (10 - 1).
Well, 13 gets multiplied by BOTH the 10 and the one, and then the partial products are SUBTRACTED.

130 - 13 = 117

EX: 14 x 19......think of this as 14 x (20 -1)

280 - 14 = 266

The more you do the faster you will get.