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Multiplication Tricks

 

Multiplication with 5, 25 & 125

Instead of multiplying with 5, multiply with 10 and then divide by 2.

Instead of multiplying with 25, multiply with 100 and then divide by 4.

Instead of multiplying with 125, multiply with 1000 and then divide by 8.

 

Multiplication with 11

Assume a zero at the beginning and at the end of the number. Now add two digits at a time starting with right most two digits and write them as single digit integer. Carry forward if there is any.


Example
Calculate 2345 × 11?

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Example
Calculate 2345 × 11?

Solution:
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Multiplication with 99

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Example
Calculate 1245 × 99?

Solution:
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Calculating Squares

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