How to multiply up to 20x20 in your head?
Assumption: You know your multiplication table reasonably well up to 10×10.
If you want to multiply - 16 x 13 .
Step 1 – Add the unit’s digit of one to the other number –
Here, add 16 + 3 = 19
Or, add 13 + 6 = 19
Step 2 – Put a zero after the number (i.e. multiply it by 10)
Here, 19 becomes 190
Step 3 – Multiply unit’s digit of both the numbers
Here, 6x3 = 18
Step 4 – Add the product to the result of Step 2
Here, 190 + 18 = 208
So Simple !
Another example, 17x19 = (17+9)*10 + (7*9) = 260 + 63 = 323
Assumption: You know your multiplication table reasonably well up to 10×10.
If you want to multiply - 16 x 13 .
Step 1 – Add the unit’s digit of one to the other number –
Here, add 16 + 3 = 19
Or, add 13 + 6 = 19
Step 2 – Put a zero after the number (i.e. multiply it by 10)
Here, 19 becomes 190
Step 3 – Multiply unit’s digit of both the numbers
Here, 6x3 = 18
Step 4 – Add the product to the result of Step 2
Here, 190 + 18 = 208
So Simple !
Another example, 17x19 = (17+9)*10 + (7*9) = 260 + 63 = 323
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