Mental Maths Multiplication Trick

In this video we explain a mental maths trick for performing multiplication. By assessing the whole question first, short-term memory load can be reduced when doing mental arithmetic. Practice questions and answers are at the end of the video.

Note this tip only works with certain problems but working this way encourages you to assess the question first and become more flexible when working with numbers.

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00:00 Introduction
00:18 Multiplication trick example 1
01:31 Multiplication trick example 2
02:17 Multiplication trick practice questions and answers