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Example Calculator multiplication

214 x 8
2

The display shows

1712.

Example Multiplying by ten

To multiply a whole number by 10 add a zero, this moves the figures along one column.
HTU

64

HTU

x 10

640

To multiply by 100 add two zeros, to multiply by 1,000 add 3 zeros etc.

Example Multiplying by multiples of ten

To multiply a whole number by a number which is a multiple of 10 such as 60, 70 etc.
multiply by the single figure and add a zero.
32 x 40
32 x 4
32 x 40

= 128
= 1,280

When multiplying by larger numbers e.g. 200, 3,000, 40,000, we multiply by the single
figure and then add the appropriate number of zeros.
5 x 40,000
5x4
5 x 40,000

= 20
= 200,000

Try some yourself . . . Exercise 1.13

Multiply the following manually;
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

19 x 10
38 x 1,000
87 x 10,000
24 x 60
65 x 80
20 x 312
1,762 x 10

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3.5 Division
This is concerned with sharing into equal parts and the symbol we use is %.
Example
Share 6 equally between three people
6y3 2

There are other ways to write divisions which all mean the same thing.
6
6 y 3 is the same as is the same as 6/3
e.g.
3
These other methods of notation will be discussed further in Part 7.
Example
16 sacks of chemical are to be added to the drilling mud.
If two roustabouts both share the work equally, how many sacks will each have added?

16

They will each have added 8 sacks.

Example Manual Division

Divide 432 by 8
This is the same as how many 8s are there in 432?
8 is called the divisor
432 is called the dividend
the answer is called the quotient
54
8/432

8 wont go into 4. 8s into 43 go 5. Put the 5 above the 3; 5 times

8 is 40; take 40 away from 43 leaving 3; put 3 by the 2 to make 32; 8s go
into 32 4 times; put the 4 above the 2.

432 8 = 54
54
8/432

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8/432
40
32
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Example Manual division

Divide 4,205 by 3
In this example there is a remainder. When 4,205 is divided by 3 there will be 2
left over.
1401
3/4205
3
12
12
000
0
05
3
2 remainder

Try some yourself - Exercise 1.14

Manually work out the following;
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

500
7,343
1,446
3,488
2,313

5
7
6
8
9

Example Division by Calculator

Divide 576 by 21
5

The display shows:

27.

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