Nowadays we always depend ourselves when it comes to computing something like money in technology like calculator or even in our mobile phones but this might be the cause why our mental computation skills becomes low. So now let me give you some tips in multiplying numbers mentally.
Let's have an example let say we need to multiply 26 x 14. Basically once we saw this given we tend to use calculator or maybe some scratch paper but let me help you in this type of given. Let us breakdown 26 in tens and ones so it would be 20 + 6 then 14 would be 10 + 4 then multiply 10 x 20 = 200 then 10 x 6= 60 then 4 x 20 = 80 then 4 x 6 = 24 then add all of them so it would become 200 + 60 + 80 + 24 = 364. Since we need to this mentally once you done multiplying 20 x 10 = 200 next is 10 x 6 = 60 then add it to 200, 200 + 60 = 260 then 260 + 80 = 340 + 24 = 364.
That's it guys I hope this tips can help you specially once you don't have a calculator and pen & paper or once you want challenge yourself! Technologies can ease our job but let us not forget to improve also our natural skills!
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