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Instant calculations
e.g.1000-457=543
e.g. 8x7;7x6
e.g.
Multiply crosswise & add to get the numerator, & multiply the
denominators to get the denominator.
Multiplying a number by 11.
e.g.26 x 11=286;77x11=847;
e.g.43/9=4;232/9=25,(r.2+3+2=7)
ii)Reminder 43=>4+3=7
Multiplying by 12
e.g. 12 X17;
• 12345679
• Then ask a friend to circle one of the digits. Say that they circle
number 7.
• You then ask your friend to multiply the 8 digit number by 63, and
magically the result ends up being:
• 12345679
x 63
777777777
• The Secret
When your friend circles a number, you need to multiply the
chosen number by 9 in your head - if 3 was chosen you would
work out 3 x 9 = 27. Then you need to ask your friend to multiply
the 8 digit number by the number you have just worked out. In the
case of 3 being chosen you ask your friend to multiply 12345679
by 27 and you magically get the answer 333333333.
• Example:
• 1236 divided by 9 = … R 3
• 36 divided by 9 = … R 0
= (2+9) = (1+1) = 2
2 x4= 8
3 x4= 3
4 x4= 7
5 x4= 2
6 x4= 6
7 x4= 1
8 x4= 5
9 x4= 9
0 step => 0
1 step => 10
2 steps => 19
19999999999999999999999
4 steps => 1999999999999999999999
(22 9’s + 1)
(quotient 19999999999999999999998
divide 9) 9’s
=> 1 followed by
2222222222222222222222 9’s
• YES.
• 10^80
• YES.
• YES.
Lattice Multiplication
Answer = 264
1 2
0 0 2
0 2 4
0 0 2
2 2 4
6 4
Answer = 2958
3 4
2 3 8
2 4 2
2 2 7
9 1 8
5 8
This number 3816547290 has the required unique
property of being divisible by 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 by
striking off the right most digits successively i.e. remove 0,
it is divisible by 9, remove 7290 it is divisible by 6 (that is
the number of digits remaining in the number) and so on.
3816547290 divisible by 10
381654729 divisible by 9
38165472 divisible by 8
3816547 divisible by 7
381654 divisible by 6
38165 divisible by 5
3816 divisible by 4
381 divisible by 3
38 divisible by 2
3 divisible by 1
There are two known solutions using all nine digits for
1738 x 4 = 6952
1963 x 4 = 7852
Three more 1 to 9 puzzles, each number is twice the previous one and the series
uses only 1 to 9 once.
219, 438, 657
273, 546, 819
327, 654, 981
Strange ways!
13 = 12
13 + 23 = (1 + 2)2
13 + 23 + 33 = (1 + 2 +3)2
13 + 23 + 33 + 43 = (1 + 2 +3 +4)2