Discover Easy Tricks for Multiplying with 9, 11, 12, and 13 – Share Your Thoughts!

bala1
Hi All,

For some among us, it might be a cakewalk, those folks who attempted GMAT or CAT, etc., but still, it is nice and pretty, so sending it to you all.

Some tips for multiplication with 9, 11, 12, 13:

With 9: -

Place 0 on the right side of the number, then subtract the actual number from this. For example -

2345 * 9 = ?

Step 1 - place 0 on the right - 23450

Step 2 - Subtract the actual number - 2345

21105

With - 11: -

Ex: - 4987 * 11 = ?

Step 1 - place 0 on the left of the digit, like 04987 in our case.

Step 2 - multiply the rightmost digits of both numbers, i.e., (7 * 1). If carry comes, then carry it over to the next term.

04987

11

54857

Step 3 - now add the ten-digit number with the unit digit number (8 + 7 = 15), write 5 and carry over 1.

Step 4 - now add the hundred-digit number with the ten-digit number (9 + 8 = 17 + 1 (carryover from the previous step) = 18).

Similarly, proceed up to the leftmost digit, so we get 54857.

With 12: -

It is similar to the method used for 11.

The only difference is in this we have to multiply by 2 then add to the previous digit.

For example: 4987 * 12 = ?

04987

12

59844

Step 2 - 7 * 2 = 14, write 4 and carry over 1.

Step 3 - 8 * 2 + 7 = 23 + 1 = 24, write 4 and carry over 2.

Step 4 - 9 * 2 + 8 = 26 + 2 = 28, write 8, 2 carry over.

Step 5 - 4 * 2 + 9 = 17 + 2 = 19, write 9 and carry on 1.

Step 6 - 0 * 2 + 4 = 4 + 1 = 5.

With 13 - it is similar to 12 but instead of multiplying by 2, here we have to multiply it by 3.

Enjoyable, EASY??????????????

Thanks,

Bala
sidhu1972
Hi Bala,

One tip from my side...

1) 5x5 = 25
2) 15x15 = (1x(1+1)25) = (1x2)25 = 225
3) 25x25 = (2x(2+1)25) = (2x3)25 = 625
4) 35x35 = (3x(3+1)25) = (3x4)25 = 1225
5) 45x45 = (4x(4+1)25) = (4x5)25 = 2025
etc.......

Now everybody will come to know how it's easy to multiply like 5x5, 15x15, 25x25, 35x35, 45x45, 55x55, 65x65.........

Regards,
Sidhu
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