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Checkoutthesemathproblemsandexerciseyourbrain!

[1]Squaringnumbersinthe50's:
Example56x56:
Step1:Youstartoutwith25andaddtheonesdigittoit.
25+6= 31
Step2:Squaretheonesdigit.6x6=36Tackthisontotheendoftheanswerfromstep1.
Answer:56x56=3,136
Now,ifthenumberfromstep2islessthan10,youhavetoputazeroinfrontofit.
So,ifitis53x53:
Step1:25+3=28
Step2:3 x3=09(notethatsince9issmallerthan10wehavetuputazeroinfrontofit)
Answer:53x53=2,809
[2]Squaringnumbersthatendin5:
Example65x65:
Step1: Takethetensdigitandmultiplyitbythenumberonegreaterthanit. 6x7=42
Step2: Tack25ontotheendofthenumberfromStep1.
Answer:65x65=4,225
[3]Multiplyingtwonumbersthatendinfivethataretenapart:
Example65x75
Step1: Takethesmallertensdigits(6)andmultiplyitbyonemorethanthelargertens
digit(7+1=8). 6x8=48
Step2: Tack75ontotheendofthenumberfromStep1.
Answer:65x75=4875
[4]Multiplyingtwonumbersthatendinfivethataretwentyapart:
Example65x85
Step1:Multiplythesmallertensdigit(6)byonegreaterthanthelargertensdigit(8+1=

9)andthenadd1tothatproduct. 6x9=54. 54+1=55


Step2: Tack25ontotheendofthenumberfromStep1.
Answer:65x85=5525
[5]Multiplyingtwonumbersinthe90'stogether:
Whenyoumultiplytwonumbersinthe90'stogether,inparenthesisnexttoeachnumber
puthowfarthatnumberisawayfrom100.Since92is8awayfrom100and94is6away
from100,theproblem92x94wouldlooklikethis:92(8)x94(6)
Example:93(7)x96(4)
Step1:Addupthenumbersin parenthesis7+4=11andsubtractthatnumberfrom100.
10011=89
Step2:Multiplythetwonumbersinparenthesistogetherandtackthatontothenumber
fromStep1.7x4=28
Answer:93x96=8928
[6]Squaringnumbersinthe40's:
Example43x43:
Step1:Youstartoutwith15andaddtheonesdigittoit.15+3=18
Step2:Youfigureouthowmuchthenumberyouaresquaringislessthan50andsquare
thatnumber.43is7lessthan50.7x7is49.Tackthatnumberontotheendofthe
numberfromstep1.
Answer:43x43=1849
Nowifthenumberfromstep2islessthan10,youhavetoputa0infrontofit.
Example48x48:
Step1:15+8=23
Step2:48is2lessthan50.2x2=04
Answer:48x48=2304
[7]Multiplyingtwonumberstogether between100and109:
Example:105x107
Step1: Thefirstdigitoftheanswerisalways1.
Step2: Togetthenexttwodigitsoftheanswer,addtheonesdigitstogether.5+7=12
Step3: Togetthefinaltwodigitsoftheanswer,multiplytheonesdigitstogether.5x7=
35
Answer:105x107=11,235
Ifthenumberfromeitherstep2orstep3islessthan10,youhavetoputazeroinfront
ofit.
Example:102x104
Step1: Thefirstdigitisalways1.
Step2:Addtheonesdigitstogether.2+4=06
Step3:Multiplytheonesdigitstogether:2x4=08
Answer:102x104=10,608

[8]Multiplyingtwonumberstogetherbetween200and209:
Example:204x208
Step1: Thefirstdigitisalways4.
Step2: Togetthenexttwodigitsoftheanswer,addtheonesdigitstogetherandthen
doubleit.4+8=12,doublethatis24.
Step3: Togetthefinaltwodigitsoftheanswer,multiplytheonesdigitstogether.4x8=
32
Answer:204x208=42,432
Ifthenumberfromeitherstep2orstep3islessthan10,youmustputazeroinfrontof
it.
Example:205x201
Step1:Firstdigitis4.
Step2:5+1=6.6doubledis12.
Step3:5x1=05
Answer:205x201=41,205
[9]SquaringNumbersbetween491and509:
Example:494x494
Step1: Togetthefirstthreedigitsoftheanswer,subtractthenumberyouaresquaringby
250.494 250=244
Step2: TackonazerotoStep1.Soyouhave2440.
Step3:Figureouthowfarthenumberyouaresquaringisawayfrom500,andsquarethat
numberandtackitontotheanswerfromStep2.494is6awayfrom500.6x6=36
Answer:494x494=244,036
IfthenumberfromStep3islessthan10,youhavetoputazeroinfrontofit.
Example:503x503
Step1:503 250=253
Step2:Addazero.Youhave2530.
Step3:503is3awayfrom500.3x3=09
Answer:503x503=253,009
[10]Multiplyingtwotwodigitnumbersthatendin1:
Example:71x61
Step1:Multiplythetensdigitstogetherandtackazeroonattheend.7x6=42.Tackon
a0andyouget420.
Step2:AddthetensdigitstogetherandaddthatsumtothenumberfromStep1.7+6=
13.420+13=433
Step3: Tacka1ontotheendofthenumberfromStep2.
Answer:71x61=4,331
Example:31x51
Step1:3x5=15.Tackonazeroandyouget150.
Step2:3+5=8.150+8=158

Step3: Tacka1ontotheend.
Answer:31x51=1,581

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