NUMBER NINJAS

-MATHS CLUB
WHERE LOGIC MEETS CREATIVITY
 WHAT IS MENTAL MATH?

Mental Maths is a group of skills which

allows you to do Maths in your head
without the use of pen and paper.
It is one of the best known ways to
strengthen your brain’s muscles and
improve your IQ.
 IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL MATHS

IT INCREASES YOUR SPEED IT RESULTS IN IT SAVES YOUR TIME BY

AND KEEPS YOUR BRAIN AUGEMENTED MAKING YOUR
QUICK AND SHARP. CONFIDENCE AND CALCULATIONS FASTER
INCREASES YOUR IQ
LEVEL.
1) MULTIPLYING A NUMBER WITH 5
 STEP 1: TAKE THE NUMBER TO BE MULTIPLIED AND DIVIDE IT WITH
2.
 STEP 2: MULTIPLY THE ANSWER BY 10.
 FOR EXAMPLE, 48 X 5
 STEP 1: 48/2 = 24
 STEP 2: 24 X 10 = 240
 ONE MORE: 63 X 5
 1) 63/2 = 31.5
 31.5 X 10 = 315
NOW, TRY THESE OUT:
• 56 X 5
• 82 X 5
• 47 X 5
• 72 X 5
2) DIVIDING BY 5

■ STEP 1: TAKE THE NUMBER AND NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

MULTIPLY IT WITH 2.
■ 84 / 5
■ STEP 2: DIVIDE IT WITH 10.
■ 26 / 5
■ FOR EXAMPLE: 74/5
■ 47 / 5
■ 1) 74 X 2 = 148
■ 62 / 5
■ 2) 148 / 10 = 14.8
■ ONE MORE: 39 / 5
■ 1) 39 X 2 = 78
■ 78 / 10 = 7.8
 EASY WAY TO REMEMBER THIS:

WHEN IT IS AKED TO MULTIPLY BY 5:

FIRST DIVIDE WITH 2 AND THEN MULTIPLY BY
10
AND WHEN IT IS ASKED TO DIVIDE BY 5:
FIRST DIVIDE BY 10 AND THEN MULTIPLY BY 2

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THE SAME RULE…

■ THE FIRST TWO TECHNIQUES CAN ALSO BE USED FOR MULTIPLYING OR

DIVIDING ANY POWER OF 5 i.e. 25, 125 OR 3125.
■ ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO BE DONE IS TO JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS THE
NUMBER OF TIMES AS PER THE POWER.
■ E.G. 1) 48 X 25
■ 1. 48 / 2 / 2 = 12
■ 12 X 10 X 10 = 1200
■ 2) 74 / 25
■ 1. 74 X 2 X 2 = 296
■ 296 / 10 / 10 = 2.96
3) MULTIPLICATION WITH 11

• Let us try to multiply 23 with 11

• 23 X 11
• Write 2 on the hundredth’s place
• Write 3 on the one’s place
• For the tenth’s place, simply add the ones and the hundredth’s place i.e. 2+3=5
• Therefore, the answer is 253.
• H TO
253
• If any of the digit exceeds 9, carry over the ten’s digit to the next place.
One more:
• Let us try to multiply 175 with 11
• 175 X 11
• Write 5 at the unit’s place.
• Ten’s place: 5+7=12
So, we’ll have 2 at tens digit and 1 will be carried over.
• Hundred’s place: 7+1+1=9
• Thousands place: 1
• Therefore, the answer is 1925.

Now, try these out:

• 34 X 11
• 62 X 11
• 19 X 11
• 101 X 11
4) MULTIPLICATION WITH 15
– STEP 1:DIVIDE THE NUMBER BY 2.
– STEP 2: ADD THE RESULT WITH THE NUMBER TO BE MULTIPLIED WITH 15.
– STEP 3: MULTIPLY THE ANSWER WITH 10.
– FOR EXAMPLE: 12 X 15
– 12 / 2 = 6
– 12 + 6 =18
– 18 X 10 = 180
ONE MORE:
– 57 X 15
– 57 / 2 = 28.5
– 57 + 28.5 = 85.5
– 85.5 X 10 = 855

NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

• 18 X 15
• 66 X 15
• 23 X 15
• 82 x 15
5)MULTIPLICATION OF ANY TWO DIGIT
NUMBERS FROM 11 TO 19…
 STEP 1:ADD THE UNIT DIGIT OF THE SMALLER NUMBER TO THE LARGER NUMBER.
 STEP 2:MULTIPLY THE RESULT BY 10
 STEP 3:MULTIPLY THE UNIT DIGIT OF BOTH THE NUMBERS
 STEP 4:ADD THIS NUMBER TO THE RESULT OBTAINED IN STEP 2.
 EXAMPLE: 13 X 16
 1) 16 + 3 = 19
 19 X 10 = 190
 3 X 6 = 18
 190 + 18 = 208
 SO, THE ANSWER IS 208.
ONE MORE:
 17 X 19
 STEP 1) 19 + 7 = 26
 26 X 10 = 260
 7 X 9 = 63
 260 + 63 =323

NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

• 12 X 17
• 16 X 14
• 13 X 19
• 18 X 12
 6) SQUARING A TWO DIGIT NUMBER

 FIRST OF ALL, SQUARE BOTH THE TEN’S AND THE UNIT’S PLACE INDIVIDUALLY AND
COMBINE THEM:
 THEN, UNIT’S DIGIT X TEN’S DIGIT X 2 X10
 ADD THEM UP AS SHOWN BELOW:
 FOR EXAMPLE : 53
 1) 5 X 5 = 25
 3 X 3 = 09
 2) 5 X 3 X 2 X 10 =300
 5 3
 2 5 0 9
 + 3 0 0…
 22 8 0 9
 TTHEREFORE, ANSWER IS 2809
  ONE MORE: 34
 1) 3 X 3 = 09
 4 X 4 = 16
 3 X 4 X 2 X 10 =240
3 4
0 9 1 6
+ 2 4 0
1 1 5 6

NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

• 27
• 43
• 81
• 38
7) SQUARING A 3 DIGIT NUMBER WITH 0 IN
THE MIDDLE
 1) Pick the digit at the hundredth’s place and square it.
 2) Then, multiply: digit at hundred’s place X multiply digit at one’s place x 2
 Square the digit at the one’s place.
 Combine them and get the answer.
 For eg. 409
 1) 4 X 4 = 16
 2) 2 X 4 X 9 =72
 9 X 9 =81
 THE ANSWER IS 167281.
 ONE MORE:
 EG. 905
 STEP 1) 9 X 9 = 81
 STEP 2) 2 X 9 X 5 = 90
 STEP 3) 5 X 5 = 25
 Therefore, the answer is 819025.

NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

• 705
• 806
• 407
• 209
8) SQUARING A TWO DIGIT ENDING WITH 5

• STEP 1: PICK THE NUMBER AND THE TEN’S PLACE AND MULTIPLY IT
WITH THE NEXT NATURALLY OCCURING NUMBER.
• STEP 2: JOIN IT WITH 25.
• EG. 75 X 75
• 7 X 8 = 56
• ANSWER = 5625
• ONE MORE:

• 35 X 35
• 3 X 4 = 12
• 1225 IS YOUR ANSWER

NOW, TRY THESE OUT:

• 65
• 85
• 55
• 45
9) SUBTRACTION FROM 1000, 10000,
100000, ETC..
• SUBTRACT ALL THE DIGITS EXCEPT THE UNIT DIGIT FROM 9.
• SUBTRACT THE UNIT DIGIT FROM 10 AND GET YOUR FINAL ANSWER.
• FOR EXAMPLE, 1000 – 389
• 9–3=6
• 9–8=1
• 10 – 9 = 1
• THEREFORE, THE ANSWER IS 611.
• ONE MORE EXAMPLE:
• 10000 – 6974
• 9–6=3
• 9–9=0
• 9–7=2
• 10 – 4 = 6
• THEREFORE, THE ANSWER IS 3026.
 10) MULTIPLICATION OF ANY 3 DIGIT NUMBER WHICH HAVE THE SAME HUNDRED’S
DIGIT

• LET US DO THIS WITH AN EXAMPLE:

• 306 X 308
• SUBTRACT THE UNIT’S DIGIT FROM THE ACTUAL NUMBER
• 306-6=300, 308-8=300
• NOW, ADD THE UNIT DIGIT OF THE SMALLER NUMBER WITH THE LARGER NUMBER OR VICE-VERSA I.E. 308 + 6
= 314

• MULTIPLY 314 WITH 300 (I.E. THE DIFFERENCE) WHICH GIVES IS 94200
• MULTIPLY BOTH THE UNIT’S DIGITS 6 X 8 = 48
• ADD THE RESULTS OF THE LAST TWO STEPS 94200 + 48 = 94248
• LET US NOW HAVE 803 X 817
• 803 – 3 = 800, 817 – 17 = 800
• 817 + 3 = 820
• 820 X 800 = 656000
• 17 X 3 = 51
• THEREFORE, ANSWER IS 656051.
PRACTICE! PRACTICE!! PRACTICE!!!
REGULAR PRATICE OF A SKILL IS THE
BEST AND ONLY WAY TO BECOME
PROFICIENT IN IT. RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
OF THESE TRICKS CAN SURELY BRING
PROMISING REWARDS AND BOOST UP
YOUR CONFIDENCE IN MATHS.
THANKS AND
REGARDS
-MATHS CLUB
WHERE LOGIC MEETS CREATIVITY

PRESIDENT – YASHITA BERI

VICE PRESIDENT – NIMRAT KAUR
SECRETARY – ARSHMEET KAUR
MATHS, SURELY TEACHES US
THAT EVERY PROBLEM HAS A
SOLUTION.