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COUNT TRICK

1. Multiplication by 5
It's often more convenient instead of multiplying by 5 to multiply
first by 10 and then divide by 2.

For example:

137 x 5 = …
137 · 10 = 1370 / 2 = 685

2. Division by 5
Similarly, it's often more convenient instead to multiply first by 2
and then divide by 10.

For example:

1375 : 5 = …
1375 . 2 = 2750 / 10 = 275

3. Division/multiplication by 4
Replace either with a repeated operation by 2.

For example:

124 : 4 = …
124 / 2 = 62 / 2 = 31

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124 x 4 = …
124 · 2 = 248 · 2 = 496

4. Division/multiplication by 25
Use operations with 4 instead.

For example:

3750 : 25 = …
3750 . 2 = 7500 . 2 = 15 000 / 100 = 150

37 x 25 = …
37 · 100 = 3700 / 2 = 1850 / 2 = 925

5. Division/multiplication by 8
Replace either with a repeated operation by 2.

For example:

124 x 8 = …
124 · 2 = 248 · 2 = 496 · 2 = 992

1240 : 8 = …
1240 : 2 = 620 : 2 = 310 : 2 = 155

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6. Division/multiplication by 125
Use operations with 8 instead.

For example:

1625 : 125 = …
1625 . 2 = 3250 . 2 = 6500 . 2 = 13 000 / 1000 = 13

37 x 125 = …
37 · 1000 = 37 000 / 2 = 18 500 / 2 = 9250 / 2 = 4625

7. Quadrate of tens
Tens gives symbol “a” and ones gives symbol “b”.

Hundreds Tens Ones

a2 a2
2 a.b 2 a.b
b2 b2

For example:

132 = …  a=1 ; b=3

Hundreds Tens Ones

12 1
2 (1)(3) 6
32 9
Result 169

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372 = …  a=3 ; b=7

Hundreds Tens Ones

32 9
2 (3)(7) 4 2
72 4 9
Sum 13 6 9
Result 1369

8. Quadrates of hundreds
Separate hundreds into two part, tens (first 2 numbers) and
ones (the last number)

For example:

1022 = …  a = 10 ; b=2

Ten
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
Thousands
102 1 0 0
2 (10)(2) 4 0
22 4
Sum 1 0 4 0 4
Result 10404

Good Luck !!

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