IWCF UK Branch Distance Learning Programme DRILLING CALCULATIONS

Try some yourself - Exercise 1.11

1.

Estimate the answers to the following;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

2.

Now calculate manually;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

3.

Now confirm using your calculator;

a.
9x9
b.
4x9
c.
3x2x4
d.
6x7
e.
8x2

Example Manual multiplication

Multiply 67 by 5 (67 x 5)
This means 5 lots of 67
HTU

67
5x
335
3

Starting from the right hand side again, 7 times 5 is 35. 5 is put in the
units column and the 3 tens are carried over to the tens column (note
this on the calculation). 6 times 5 is 30, add the 3 carried forward to give
33 which is put in as 3 tens and 3 hundreds.

Try some yourself Exercise 1.12

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

567 x 8
244 x 9
903 x 6
758 x 7
307 x 7

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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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