Mental Math Tricks - How to multiply in your head!

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  • How can you multiply in your head? Mental maths is easy - using this trick to reprogram your brain to multiply quickly and easily. This lesson shows you tips on how to multiply faster than ever!
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  • @user-ck9ys4mk9b
    @user-ck9ys4mk9b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1355

    The thing is, it easy to do it's just I forget the numbers in my head and I have to have the Question reapeated often without paper.

    • @Lia-iw1ds
      @Lia-iw1ds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Yeah same I can do the math but suck at remembering the numbers so I have to write them down or I will forget

    • @skittles1975
      @skittles1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@Lia-iw1ds same and then i waste time repeating the whole process

    • @estenatkins5813
      @estenatkins5813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Lia-iw1ds same

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol ye same..

    • @pet4xe869
      @pet4xe869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This is so true I was very fast at this a year ago but I never used it again and when it's time to use it again I was slow af

  • @gothsunshine7447
    @gothsunshine7447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    I did it like this in my mind when I was first learning how as a child, a teacher told me that it was the wrong method and I was wrong. So I constantly struggled as a child. The American School System is ridiculous

    • @burapharaithby3313
      @burapharaithby3313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jose A that's no the case at all, the reason is that some questions specifically want you to use a certain method and doing that will help build memory

    • @SharpCookie
      @SharpCookie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      🤦Teachers should encourage different types of learning and solving

    • @altn7811
      @altn7811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This isn't only the case for American sch. system)) hi from Uzbekistan

    • @2M-luh8
      @2M-luh8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No it's not, only you teacher is

    • @mangeshsodnar8426
      @mangeshsodnar8426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And so the Indian system is too

  • @splashtoons6266
    @splashtoons6266 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2583

    Stop flicking through the comments and concentrate!

  • @denebu6533
    @denebu6533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    I'm 19 and looked for these videos because I've been noticing a decrease in my memory skills

    • @ethan-nerdva69
      @ethan-nerdva69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Same
      I was good at math and I've started to slow down and drop

    • @chandler2927
      @chandler2927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      saaaaaaame!

    • @BobGnarly420
      @BobGnarly420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same lol I smoke too much weed hahaha

    • @trev96
      @trev96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@BobGnarly420 It's not the weed. It's your habits. Challenge yourself daily and lower electronic consumption. It's obliterating your attention span.

    • @BobGnarly420
      @BobGnarly420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trev96 nah ye i kno tha just I cba tryna be relatable ini😂

  • @KathrinTurner
    @KathrinTurner 10 ปีที่แล้ว +831

    It's great, except I am having trouble remembering the original number. I suppose it'd get easier with practice.

    • @julisaavlogs5216
      @julisaavlogs5216 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Kathrin Turner ... welp I guess I'm more STUPID

    • @dgchakan8299
      @dgchakan8299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Kathrin Turner you should say to yourself that practice makes perfect.

    • @iamindianwarrior
      @iamindianwarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are right Kathrin turner

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      There are methods you can use to cement numbers into your memory. A good way is the mnemonic major system, which allows you to convert numbers to words. That way you can visualize them. For example, I might see 3021 as "Miss net", or a net with a pink bow on top (to show that it's a lady, or a "miss"). It's a silly image, but memorable. If I know the system well then I can convert it back to a number without difficulty.

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sometimes you can make other associations too. Like "31616", for example. I see 316 as the well-know bible verse "John 3:16", and then the 16 just repeats after that.

  • @atnfn
    @atnfn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I've always done it like that. I'm not any good at doing math in my head though. The numbers often "get lost" in my head and I have to start over from the beginning several times.

    • @yeshaursua4291
      @yeshaursua4291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same

    • @boperez2841
      @boperez2841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I can't picture anything in my head??? How is that possible??

    • @ayaanakram2
      @ayaanakram2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @herlingaaland
      @herlingaaland ปีที่แล้ว

      @@boperez2841 I can't do it too 😂 some people are better at it tham the others

  • @darthgeros5863
    @darthgeros5863 8 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    30 times 3 is 90
    21 times 3 is 63
    9063 thats how i do it

    • @vasparamanantham9693
      @vasparamanantham9693 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That's how I did it too

    • @scottm9502
      @scottm9502 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Wow that's actually really cool

    • @kylecasserole2712
      @kylecasserole2712 8 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Also 1616 x 4
      16 x 4 = 64
      Since there are two 16's you can just say 6464

    • @xkkarolinavlogs8513
      @xkkarolinavlogs8513 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Darth Geros I did the column multiplication but in my head

    • @monaessa9936
      @monaessa9936 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Darth Geros I really like your our method it is very cool

  • @cassandraguzman2316
    @cassandraguzman2316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    I’m such a math nerd. I couldn’t sleep and searched this up because I’ve always wanted to be good at this and thanks to this video, I now know how to do math mentally at literally 12:14 am😂

    • @killakira12
      @killakira12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @zillehuma4929
      @zillehuma4929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha

    • @cookiek.5224
      @cookiek.5224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's 12:14 am en for me

    • @CSHREYASROY-fj5uo
      @CSHREYASROY-fj5uo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      *12:14 am too early for me who stays up all night just trying to do sums in his head😅

    • @bradthespacegod3212
      @bradthespacegod3212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tell me why my dumb self clicked the time thing

  • @Corpsecreate
    @Corpsecreate 10 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    *2 -> double number, usually easy
    *3 -> annoying, try to triple in your head using the method in this video
    *4 -> double number, then double again
    *5 -> times number by 10, then halve it
    *6 -> triple number, then double it
    *7 -> the worst, times by 5 then add 2 lots of the number
    *8 -> double number 3 times
    *9 -> times number by 10, then take one lot of the number off
    *10 -> move decimal point right by 1

    • @ksoup3938
      @ksoup3938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Ya that's not how you multiply by five, that's how you divide by five.

    • @tictacmaniac7415
      @tictacmaniac7415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@avraham4497 That's an oof from me

    • @psychopathinthemaking
      @psychopathinthemaking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Am I the only one or does this look like gibberish to anyone else. What is the context of this?

    • @theyoungdisciple2925
      @theyoungdisciple2925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do it for the most part... i'm 14

    • @DazzlingPotatoes
      @DazzlingPotatoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@psychopathinthemaking how to times numbers by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc..

  • @saucesamurai8768
    @saucesamurai8768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Me: **tries to multiply with my mind**
    My childish mind full of dinosaurs and robots fighting: *"Allow me to introduce myself"*

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Q

    • @anxerz8792
      @anxerz8792 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oofnoob5164 U GOT AN IQ MIND XD

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anxerz8792 thanks ?

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anxerz8792 im a cuber..if u dont know what cuber means u can search in google

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anxerz8792 cubing made my muscle memory good

  • @YoungEli9
    @YoungEli9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I can do the math in my head but its the memory for me that feels like Im fighting for my own will power for mercy, this is a skill that can be developed and it takes a lot of consistency//practice. I call it the inside work

  • @julianmunoz6034
    @julianmunoz6034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    you can also split up the multiplier in your head so you don't have to carry as often, and then add the different totals. for example, instead of 423 * 4, you could do 423 * 2 = 846 to 846 *2=1692 , doing this while grouping bigger numbers together can really simplify everything.

  • @ahmedadem3809
    @ahmedadem3809 7 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    awkward moment when you get the first question wrong

    • @simonkitty1910
      @simonkitty1910 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ahmed Adem same I got the 9 thousand part but not the rest

    • @Amieee
      @Amieee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Lmao I didn’t even get a chance to work it out because he gave me the answer too fast

    • @alial-rashid6923
      @alial-rashid6923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Amieee WWWOOOWWWWWWW!!!!1 IMPRESIVE

    • @Amieee
      @Amieee 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ali Al-Rashid !!!!!!!!111

    • @alial-rashid6923
      @alial-rashid6923 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Amieee Do you know me ?

  • @beccasbutterflies
    @beccasbutterflies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Thank you! Now I can complete the multiplication part of my brain training games. We use calculators for everything and forget we all actually have a calculator in us that we are not using because we rely on machines all the time. They never taught me how to do this at school 30 years ago. We are never to old to learn something new!

  • @ViejoFeo56
    @ViejoFeo56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It surprisingly gets easier with even a little practice. I watched several of these videos earlier then when watching these problems and processes the answers came more readily.

  • @howwasthatnotaheadshot2421
    @howwasthatnotaheadshot2421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i never watched a video this helpful ever this is so useful i swear its the best trick i have learned since i was grade 5

  • @bobdole8461
    @bobdole8461 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've been doing it this way for years. Works great! It helps if you have a good memory.

  • @tecmath
    @tecmath  10 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When I mentally multiply by 5 I do something different - I divide by 2 and add a zero to my answer...
    5896*5 = 29480

    • @ellevasc
      @ellevasc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I add a zero and then divide by two lol that way I don’t ever have to deal with decimals

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ellevasc i square it then multiply by 10 then find the square root then divid by two

    • @reizinhodojogo3956
      @reizinhodojogo3956 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Michael-st9ky add an 0 and divide it by 2

    • @TanXenia
      @TanXenia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It only works if you get the remainder as zero after dividing the number by 2. For me, this works better,
      Divide by 2 and add a zero to your answer only if the remainder is zero. If it isn't, add a 5 to your answer before the decimals come in if that makes sense!

  • @iansrving
    @iansrving 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My College Algebra 101 Final is tomorrow and YOU just helped me discover that my mind has for some reason of another always wanted to do multiplication this way! I just kept ignoring it to do what our professor was telling us how we should do multiplication. Thank you so much for the help! I feel like I don't need to depend on a calculator anymore!

  • @matthewc7138
    @matthewc7138 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was in second grade I was sick the day the class learned to do long multiplication. Our teacher gave us a multiplication question with a 12 digit number. It was the first time I had ever tried a multiplication problem like that. I did the whole thing in my head. This is exactly the method that I used. I just did it naturally. When our teacher went around the class she looked at my paper and asked if I could show the class how I did it. I of course had no idea how I did it so I said no, lol. But I can look back on that as being a defining moment in my relationship with mathematics. Missing that lesson on long multiplication (and many others simply due to attention deficit) was best possible outcome. For me, the best way to learn is and always has been to be presented with a challenging problem and use the rules to find my own way. If I can't find the solution, it's because I am missing a rule; but by finding it myself I cement it into my memory forever. Over the years I came up with an algorithm. If you break down a problem into 10's, 2's, 1's, multiplication of single-digit numbers and addition or subtraction it becomes simple. For instance, multiplying by 5 is simply multiplying by 10 and dividing by 2. Also, even numbers are easier than odd numbers.

  • @LucadisRekt
    @LucadisRekt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you, I never was good at math. Your tips realy helped me getting this done easily.

  • @kaare12356
    @kaare12356 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love when I realize that this is the way that I always have done it xD

  • @jeffw1267
    @jeffw1267 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's been a few years since I visited this video and I've practiced a lot. I find that I'm better off if I look away from the numbers while I'm calculating, so clearly my memory has improved.

  • @Supacoopaofawesomeness
    @Supacoopaofawesomeness 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a non-sever version of Dyscalculia and this has really helped me, thankyou so much!

  • @Wheepupsdimple
    @Wheepupsdimple 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    omfg thank you!! this is much easier than mentally going from right to left! I got it on my second try :D

  • @nitinpaul9216
    @nitinpaul9216 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wish I had you as a maths teacher at school! So much easier to pick up what you're saying, really helped me as I am terrible with numbers

  • @garrettprenda8736
    @garrettprenda8736 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have never gotten in the habit of writing down my maths and this trick is exactly how I have thought math was always done in your head.

  • @DBS6567
    @DBS6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 52, came across one of your videos that looked interesting about 30 mins ago.
    and i'm gobsmacked. how the hell are these methods not taught in school ?
    jeeez you just turned maths on its head, for me. great stuff. thanks

    • @jemamarron114
      @jemamarron114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thry do in middle school 4 me in 2020

  • @OSRS_KQs
    @OSRS_KQs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned to do all my math without a calculator as a child. Now I use a calc because they are everywhere. It feels good to know that I was never stumped by a math problem without one though.

  • @kattapp
    @kattapp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man all my math teachers got mad when ever we did mental math, and told us it was bad to do it, because they wanted to cut cheating. Now I’m stuck here trying to learn it way older than I should.

    • @mastatoe
      @mastatoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Math teachers are on a whole other level of pathetic

  • @PauloRoberto-tq8gh
    @PauloRoberto-tq8gh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude you are the best on the Tube, have a big hug from Brasil !

  • @anjopag31
    @anjopag31 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool way of looking at it. I'd add up all the numbers in my head because it was too hard for me to carry constantly, but this solves my problems. Nice.

  • @blastingbluealex9038
    @blastingbluealex9038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just learned something that i didnt learn in the 11 years i've been in school. Thank you .

  • @rollsup5546
    @rollsup5546 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'm from Pakistan and we are tired of old procedures, This is brilliant way to do!

  • @wadebarrett8734
    @wadebarrett8734 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very good, thank you. Left to right and pre-carryover; awesome tips!

  • @ohanna_mello
    @ohanna_mello ปีที่แล้ว

    Where have you been all my life!!! I subscribed within the first minute of the video ✅

  • @jl7986
    @jl7986 9 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    That's weird, I've developed over the years, pretty much the same method of calculating in my head. I just tend to group and multiply the numbers that don't need anything carried over. For example when multiplying 21613 by 5, I would just begin by multiplying 21 by 5 to get 105, instead of 2 by 5 then 1 by 5, just cutting corners, if you will..
    I also found that it's easier to multiply in my head, large numbers that are closer to the next hundred or thousand (100's and 1000's are obviously much more easy to multiply than most random given numbers) by multiplying the difference between the original number and the rounded number, by the multiplicand ... Then subtracting that product from the product of the rounded number and the multiplicand ... For instance if I wanted to multiply 19875 X 4 in my head, I would see that 19875 is 125 away from 20000 which is much more easily multiplied by 4, and would be 80000, and that difference of 125 multiplied by 4 is 500, which subtracted from 80000 would give you 79500, which is the product of 19875 X 4. It ends up coming in handy a lot when calculating in my head.

    • @CorneliusFractogram
      @CorneliusFractogram 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you replace the multiplier 5 by 10 * 0.5, you can add a zero to multiply by 10, and then divide by 2 to multiply by 0.5. You can divide by 2 by grouping the dividend into even number groups and dividing individually, minding carry.
      Example 1:
      5 * 21613 = 0.5 * (10 * 21613)
      = 0.5 * 216130
      216_130
      108_065
      Above, instead of multiplying, we halve each group and combine the results to produce the answer: 108065
      Example 2:
      5 * 1933 = 0.5 * 19330
      19_330
      09_165
      Here, for the sake of example, we have the odd number 19 to be divided by 2, the quotient being 9 with a remainder of 1:
      2 * 9 = 18
      19 - 18 = 1
      You will never have a bigger remainder than 1 because we're dividing by 2 and every second number is even. In case we encounter odd dividends like this, we have to add the half of that remainder to the next number, which is the 1 in 330 / 2 = 165. This half is of course 5, which is 0.5 relative to the remainder (thousands), but 5.0 in the next position (hundreds). So 165 becomes 665:
      19_330
      09_165
      09_665
      5 * 1933 = 9665
      Don't forget zeros when you construct the final answer.
      Example:
      5 * 1262017253801896 = 0.5 * 12620172538018960
      12620172538018960
      12_620_172_538_018_960
      06_310_086_269_009_480
      ^ ^ ^
      5 * 1262017253801896 = 6310086269009480

    • @daddy7860
      @daddy7860 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jl7986 Samee

    • @matmanplays3613
      @matmanplays3613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's how I was taught in 4th grade

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jl7986 That comes with practice. I like to split up or chunk the numbers in my head, by putting in commas just like I would on paper. I would look at 21613 x 5 as 21,613 x 5, and I'd work from left to right because that's how I read. 21 x 5 is 105 and 613 x 5 is 3065. But I've got to carry the "3" to the thousands place immediately to the left of the comma. I'd "see" the number as105,(3)065. I keep the three separate in parentheses so I automatically know to carry it to the left. 105,(3)065 = (105+3),065 = 108,065. This is known as "melding" numbers, and is covered in Ronald Doerfler's book, "Dead Reckoning: Calculating Without Instruments".

    • @catto1752
      @catto1752 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avraham4497 bruh

  • @jungkookie3920
    @jungkookie3920 7 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    math masters 1×300 = 300

    • @jonathan.abdiel
      @jonathan.abdiel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Quick matfs

    • @josiahsingh2940
      @josiahsingh2940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Easy peasy my mother macaroni is cheesy lol😂🤣

    • @nomorechance4754
      @nomorechance4754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow i didn't know that XD

    • @user-jq2ud5yf6s
      @user-jq2ud5yf6s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Army 💜💜

    • @Devil0265
      @Devil0265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Floofy shibe you cannot divide both the sides by zero
      Its like multiplying on both sides by infinity
      And you know my friend that infinity is not defined
      And also 0/0 is indeterminant

  • @iahjanemacavinta1800
    @iahjanemacavinta1800 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm very thankful with this! Love you so much! God bless you!

  • @joahnalimrosales539
    @joahnalimrosales539 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    your tips are so good it is helping he at school!!!
    thank you.

  • @ThinkAndGrowAfrica
    @ThinkAndGrowAfrica 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is amazing, it makes me a great teacher. thanks alot

  • @bluemountainsants3388
    @bluemountainsants3388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m eleven and this has really helped me thanks for this great video!

    • @purpleontop2133
      @purpleontop2133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Australian Ant Colony same

    • @Sam-yu4ve
      @Sam-yu4ve 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      im 7 and this helped a lot

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now you are thirteen.

  • @misoginainternalizadaopres7131
    @misoginainternalizadaopres7131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow glad to know I'm not the only one who first learned this method until school teachers said I shouldn't keep doing this!

  • @dansebastiancostin3590
    @dansebastiancostin3590 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruh, I luv this method. I probably won't use it too often since I don't hv to use math that often in my day to day life but it IS a gr8 and easy way of doing it. Thanks a lot for sharing. ^^

  • @ztbirdman
    @ztbirdman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been doing this since fourth grade. This is the way we learned to do it in the fifties & sixties in school in Hawaii.

    • @nicitha
      @nicitha 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweet! Go Hawaii!

  • @marcusrogers-kumar6002
    @marcusrogers-kumar6002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would always do my maths mentally because I found it easier and less time construction given the amount of class time we got to work each day, but one thing I ran into when multiplying numbers with more than 7 digits including decimals places is keeping track of the zeros and decimal places

  • @DoorKnobblerClarkson
    @DoorKnobblerClarkson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your voice is so soothing and easy to listen to.

  • @kellanfeng
    @kellanfeng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much, I was struggling with mental multiplication

  • @ufcmmaandboxinglatestfight7893
    @ufcmmaandboxinglatestfight7893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just tried this with decimals, it works great too! Why didnt they ever teach us this I'm school?

    • @littleidiotka
      @littleidiotka 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Teachers: did u cheat?

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because you need to show the work 😂😂

  • @insight1025
    @insight1025 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Keep in mind that it is about thinking in pairs try to see in relationships and not divisively while multiplying.

  • @islandsuga2
    @islandsuga2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg this is amazing I picked it up really fast thank you for this video!

  • @sportscarman5
    @sportscarman5 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    your methods make way more sense to me than anything I've ever been tough before lol

  • @me33375
    @me33375 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When I was younger, i'm still 11, but I did this when I started 2nd grade. My teacher would say " Young man, did you cheat?" I'd say " I dare not, if I did so i'd get abuse by my parents!".

    • @meprideseur7051
      @meprideseur7051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that's adorable!

    • @dolgid839
      @dolgid839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Crazy to think that you’re nearly an adult now

    • @yourmomm
      @yourmomm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dolgid839 17?

    • @dolgid839
      @dolgid839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yourmomm yeah

    • @me33375
      @me33375 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dolgid839 59 more days! This comment took me back thanks! :)

  • @shatana1327
    @shatana1327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Me:goes to comments while doing the math
    sees splash toons comment.
    Me: goes back up and watches 😂😂😂😂

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @GeorgeSPAMTindle
    @GeorgeSPAMTindle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was in proper practice of mathematics I could do a lot of calculus in my head. I once solved a practical design problem mentally in around two minutes, and then spent eighteen months working out the proof, although I did do other work too at the time. The company that was employing me at the time could not understand how it took me so long to do the proof,but most of them didn't understand how I was doing it anyway. A work colleague then tried to present my work as his own, but as maths is very closely related to magic he had an accident on the way to the institute where he was going to show the proof and died. Maths is a powerful thing, and should not be confused with arithmetic.

  • @cooljazzy2682
    @cooljazzy2682 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just found your channel and I simply love you ! I love your method of teaching. Thank you

  • @trixia1692
    @trixia1692 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I need this I failed my Math exam twiceㅠㅠㅠㅠ

  • @johndulay9639
    @johndulay9639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It's good when your students have a sharp memory. :(

    • @justfyox6869
      @justfyox6869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have a sharp memory when it comes to math and science and programming and grammar and stuff involving learning but when people ask me unimportant stuff I don't remember at all.

    • @oofnoob5164
      @oofnoob5164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justfyox6869 i have a sharp memory when it comes to rubik's cube

  • @olamidethanni2339
    @olamidethanni2339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wowwwwuuu,in my crave for knowing calculations, I came across this video in 2021. OMG, i feel so elated!!!
    This is quite simple.

  • @faralicious9171
    @faralicious9171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got it correct!! you helped me so much! im subscribing

  • @alx122012
    @alx122012 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I already knew this :) and at school my teacher was a little confuse :))

  • @HuggieBear1980
    @HuggieBear1980 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I get how to forward carry when the numbers equal low but what happens when your forward carry totals more than 10. Example 327,891 x 4.
    3 x 4 = 12 (no need to forward carry as next one is a 2) so number is 12.....
    2 x 4 = 8 (but need to forward carry as 7 next, 7 x 4 is 28....how do I carry forward 2 into the 8) do I have to jump one step back and make the original 12 a 13?
    Cheers
    Paul

    • @frostinfy169
      @frostinfy169 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul Huggett yes, the 12 turns 13

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have a couple of carries in that problem.

  • @priscillaonroblox4769
    @priscillaonroblox4769 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank u so much, i had no problem with method and it really helps

  • @Snellsz
    @Snellsz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much was easy to follow, after 8 years I finally get it !!

  • @pigpen4849
    @pigpen4849 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "math is friend, not an annoying frustrating situation that we cry over" that was a great quote in Finding Nemo...

    • @taetaeteaauwu3887
      @taetaeteaauwu3887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its not a friend. its a bully. lol no jk. its really tough though. o.o

  • @dbo2700
    @dbo2700 10 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    I've been doing it like this in my mind for years. Lol. Weird.

    • @NarikGaming
      @NarikGaming 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same.

    • @proffessorman
      @proffessorman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      K463178 same

    • @rijden-nu
      @rijden-nu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here. It gets harder with bigger numbers though... x * y where x and y are both larger than, say, 15 gets exponentially harder. Or rather, it requires exponentially better short-term memory for numbers. Which is exactly my problem...

    • @bilanropos
      @bilanropos 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same

    • @carstenh.9487
      @carstenh.9487 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same here and most people say its better to calculate from right to left^^

  • @coolduck1015
    @coolduck1015 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH THANK YOU

  • @hanaaaa7
    @hanaaaa7 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most helpful video i have ever seen, btw awesome tricks keep up the good work also cool channel hope you get 2 mil likes!!!

  • @dunkathletics
    @dunkathletics 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thank you so much :) I'm having my SATs soon and I'm not that good at maths so I will use this thank u so much

  • @cloudymelon362
    @cloudymelon362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Extremely easy! Thank you, however I'm having a hard time doing it with bigger numbers like 35 for example.

    • @ryanmatthews2539
      @ryanmatthews2539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Separate by the digits, multiply and connect them back

  • @jkj1459
    @jkj1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am relaxed now because 2.1k subscribers are having mental math problem . 😀. I am not alone ( I thought I am idiot ) in the world of numbers .
    Bow down to the person who shared this solution .
    THANK YOU SIR .

  • @kyleh8460
    @kyleh8460 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much, this isn't just mental math, I would suggest whoever is starting with this starts with doing it on paper still and than go to mental math.

  • @victoriamedeiros6667
    @victoriamedeiros6667 8 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I needed this my grades are low

    • @lilchano9486
      @lilchano9486 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Victoria Medeiros what grade are u in and what are your grades like?

    • @victoriamedeiros6667
      @victoriamedeiros6667 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Laolu why should I tell ypu

    • @lilchano9486
      @lilchano9486 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Victoria Medeiros I was just wondering, jeez, don't get so defensive, if you don't want to tell me u don't have to.

    • @victoriamedeiros6667
      @victoriamedeiros6667 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Laolu Arogundade calm down wow!

    • @lilchano9486
      @lilchano9486 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Victoria Medeiros Are u fricking kidding me? I should calm down? Alright, whatever u say

  • @ekoi1995
    @ekoi1995 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i just found out you can multiply a part of 2 digit from 31616
    where 3*4=12
    16*4=64
    so 126464

  • @ufcmmaandboxinglatestfight7893
    @ufcmmaandboxinglatestfight7893 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was able to do the last one in my head, thanks a lot for this tutorial.

  • @JoaniRayl
    @JoaniRayl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had teachers who said it was a bad habit to do math mentally now I can show them it really works! Thanks!

    • @ProdFluxoxo
      @ProdFluxoxo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that is an insane thing for teachers to say.
      i was taught that being able to do it mentally is fundamental to learning it correctly.

  • @Mebako
    @Mebako 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Good video, if I can suggest to leave more of a lapse time when asking viewers to try the mathematics in their head. Before you continue on with the answer!

    • @a.shirzad
      @a.shirzad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pause the vedio and calculate it in your head stupid

    • @pyrodemon131
      @pyrodemon131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@a.shirzad that was posted 5 years ago lol

    • @katiemcmanus5842
      @katiemcmanus5842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pyrodemon131 you were still able to pause 5 years ago

  • @SuperSheamarie
    @SuperSheamarie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is vastly helpful to me in my job! Thankyou, also why do they teach us right to left math in school when this is clearly more practical?

  • @galacticengineer588
    @galacticengineer588 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This makes so much more sense than doing it Right to Left

  • @alexiatario8497
    @alexiatario8497 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!! It s pretty more fast like that way, I didn't know how to mental calculate, thank you very much for your help!!

  • @adoretori7990
    @adoretori7990 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The way o do it is do 21 x 3. Than do 30x3 and put the total together and you have 9,063

  • @sarahglover3286
    @sarahglover3286 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2 things 1. Ausome thanks and 2, how can I teach this to my brother coz he doesn't know his times tables any idea's!?

  • @jimc12
    @jimc12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Light a light switch, now I can do it in my head. Thank you!

  • @hannahc8063
    @hannahc8063 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're the best! I'm currently in university and I wish they taught us this in elementary school

  • @Lemmonsinspace
    @Lemmonsinspace 10 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The guy sounds like the principal from The Inbetweeners.

    • @vviolet645
      @vviolet645 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** it is

  • @isabellacristina3155
    @isabellacristina3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    why am i watching this, i should be enjoying my time on winter break,, lmao

    • @SharpCookie
      @SharpCookie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha good for you doing math on break! 🤗

    • @lightspeed2014
      @lightspeed2014 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Math isn't boring but rather presented in a boring way in our shitty schools

  • @pulse_of_purpose
    @pulse_of_purpose 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ty very much I was really bad at maths used to get D Everytime but I watched Maths Videos on TH-cam and got better first I learned the algorithm and carrying I got good at it then learned Cros Multiplying Now This One For Big Numbers I have learned more here then school tyvm

  • @earthkid5804
    @earthkid5804 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I already do this but your practice numbers were very helpful

  • @lemonwedgieproductions9208
    @lemonwedgieproductions9208 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    02:28 i auto do it that way anyway lol

  • @RJ-lk5kp
    @RJ-lk5kp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    why start with the hardest #'s first? why not start with teen #'s & work your way up to train your brain?

  • @hari6432
    @hari6432 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your brilliant idea 😉

  • @DeityJake
    @DeityJake 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just started practicing the Trachtenberg Method and I see people say how everything someone learned in class can be sumed up in a 5 minute video but this is true. It is so much easier and faster for me than what I learned at school. So all the years learning that specific way and this method I just found out is so much better for me, sad.

  • @Enpassantful
    @Enpassantful 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You are making hard work of it mate, 31616 x4 = 4x3 = 12. 4x16 = 64 and the last 2 digits are 64. ans 126464. you multiply 2 numbers to avoid carries. 21613 x 5 x 2 = 10. 5 x 16 = 80. and 5 x 13 = 65 ans 108065.

    • @kkiller42
      @kkiller42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joss Cues You are right, but that's assuming you know off the top of your head that 16x4 is 64 (if you don't, you then have to pre multiple 16x4 in your head (while you are still thinking about the first part of the equation) and then get the answer to 16x4 = 64 while remembering the next part of the equation) (and you have to remember that number for the rest of the equation) and then you have to remember the next 3 equations you wrote out, this method works for EVERY SINGLE NUMBER you don't have to know anything except your basic multiplication (12x12), and the next number you are looking at.

    • @IamChandEvil
      @IamChandEvil 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Make the first digit of 16 greater than 3 less than 10 and you have to carry

    • @ranyork7626
      @ranyork7626 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol no, your way is harder than his.

  • @skipper2888
    @skipper2888 7 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    I would like you to be my teacher ;-;

    • @mr.monday4572
      @mr.monday4572 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Skipper you will fall asleep

    • @sarahabdullah11
      @sarahabdullah11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Skipper same

    • @bigspace4339
      @bigspace4339 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're right ;-;

    • @sammyseyi1796
      @sammyseyi1796 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd be happy to be your teacher

    • @sammyseyi1796
      @sammyseyi1796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @mourtcruiser5044
    @mourtcruiser5044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your video is very helpful! Thank you so much Sir

  • @sushmasharma913
    @sushmasharma913 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks to tell this vedic trick to us
    it helps me a lot in my exams

  • @iaincorbett2420
    @iaincorbett2420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What do you do if instead of a single digit to multiply by there is a double digit?

    • @datsuntoyy
      @datsuntoyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      2x10 is the same as 10x2...

    • @Michael-st9ky
      @Michael-st9ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      21*361
      Separate the digits.
      2|1 multiply by each and combine again.
      361*20 is 7220
      +361
      7581
      361*21=7581

  • @Seveneleven566
    @Seveneleven566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'm in trouble.626 times 7.
    6x7 = 42 , remember the 42.
    7x2 = 14 , remove the 2 from remembered 42 and add a 1 from the 14 = 3.
    So right now we have a 434. remember that.
    Another 6x7 = ...
    Oh crap, I just solved my problem -_-.. Typed for nothing..

    • @karim786owais
      @karim786owais 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      you just need to know ur time tableles like me im 9 and i know mine till 100

    • @Seveneleven566
      @Seveneleven566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      karim786owais
      Hey Karim, Thanks for the reply little man! It's a pretty cool thing if you know math, seems you have it going pretty well :). I'm not into math that much, It seemed pretty cool to me to learn a new may of math. Curiosity really. What I'm more interested in is that children should learn on how to write English in a way that everybody could fully understand. In a respectful way, even.
      Ugh, what the heck, just don't tell me what to do kid. Typed for nothing..

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it's better to keep track of the trailing zeros the whole way, so as not to get confused. With 626 x 7, when you multiply 6 x 7 for the first digit, you really are multiplying 600 x 7. So you drop the two zeros, multiply 6 x 7, and add the two zeros back on to the end of the number. Now you have 4,200. Then multiply the middle digit (2) x 7, which is really 20 x 7, due to the "2" being in the tens column. Drop the zero and add it back on at the end of the multiplication. 2 x 7 = 14, and add the zero back. You get 140. Add 140 to the original 4,200, by adding from left to right. 4,200 + 100 is 4,300, + 40 is 4,340. Then add the final 6 x 7: there are no zeroes to drop. You have 42. 4,340 + 40 = 4,380 + 2 = 4,382.

  • @BowgFrowg
    @BowgFrowg ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely mind blowing

  • @everythingunderthesun5946
    @everythingunderthesun5946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2 am and the first problem he did I thought it left to right, but continued to watch the video to see if he taught any other carpenters math, stay healthy