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Introduction
Not everyone is a master at juggling numbers, but the subject isn't as complicated as it
seems if you make use of simple maths tricks that will make solving any math problem a
piece of cake! 
To understand maths easily, the subject can be seen as a game of building blocks stacked on one
another — the base must have a strong foundation to move into more complex concepts and
tough applications.
A lot of students, as well as a lot of parents, are intimidated by math problems, especially if they
involve large numbers and complicated calculations.
Math tricks help you learn techniques on how to solve questions quickly and can help students
develop greater confidence in math, improve math skills and understanding.
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Here are some simple math tricks that can help you perform calculations more quickly and
easily. Math tricks help you learn techniques on how to solve questions quickly and can help
students develop greater confidence in math. Here is a downloadable PDF to explore more.
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It is also important to consider how the concepts of maths are interconnected. What you learn
about multiplication can be applied to division, which also applies to factors and multiples,
which can be used to understand fractions. Mathematics tricks help find such connections
between concepts and help you speed up calculations.
Maths tricks, when learned at an early age works like magic and helps students excel at
academics as well as advanced courses opening up an array of opportunities for the future.
Also read:
 Addition and Subtraction Tricks
 Squaring and Square root tricks
 Multiplication and Division Tricks
 Tricks and Importance of Vedic Maths
 Check out some mind blowing Math Magic Tricks!

15 Math Tricks for kids

1. Multiplying by 6 
If you multiply 6 by an even number, the answer will end with the same digit. The number in the
ten's place will be half of the number in the one's place.This ploy works effortlessly and students
can add it to their collection of maths magic tricks!
6 x 4 = 24
Example
24
 2. The Answer Is 2
Think of a number.
Multiply it by 3.
Add 6.
Divide this number by 3.
Subtract the number from Step 1 from the answer in Step 4.
The answer is 2.
2
3. Same Three-Digit Number
Think of any three-digit number in which each of the digits is the same. Examples include 333,
666, 777, and 999.
Add up the digits.
Divide the three-digit number by the answer in Step 2.
The answer is 37.
37
4. Six Digits Become Three
Take any three-digit number and write it twice to make a six-digit number. Examples include
371371 or 552552.
Divide the number by 7.
Divide it by 11.
Divide it by 13.
The order in which you do the division is unimportant!
The answer is the three-digit number.
371371 gives you 371 or 552552 gives you 552.
Example
A related trick is to take any three-digit number.
Multiply it by 7, 11, and 13.
The result will be a six-digit number that repeats the three-digit number.
456 becomes 456456
5. The 11 Rule
The 11 rule is one of those magic tricks and methods that can be used to quickly multiply two-
digit numbers by 11 in your head.
Separate the two digits in your mind.
Add the two digits together.
Place the number from Step 2 between the two digits. If the number from Step 2 is greater than
9, put the one's digit in the space and carry the ten's digit.
72 x 11 = 792.
Example
57 x 11 = 5 _ 7, but 5 + 7 = 12, so put 2 in the space and add the 1 to the 5 to
get 627
6. Memorizing Pi
This is probably the most fun tricks in maths -to remember the first seven digits of pi, count the
number of letters in each word of the sentence:
"How I wish I could calculate pi."
This becomes 3.141592.
3.141592
7. Contains the Digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
Select a number from 1 to 6.
Multiply the number by 9.
Multiply it by 111.
Multiply it by 1001.
Divide the answer by 7.
The number will contain the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8. 
The number 6 yields the answer 714285.
Example
714285
8. Multiply Large Numbers in Your Head
Another math magic tricks and methods to apply to easily multiply two double-digit numbers, is
to use their distance from 100 to simplify the math:
Subtract each number from 100.
Add these values together.
100 minus this number is the first part of the answer.
Multiply the digits from Step 1 to get the second part of the answer.
9. Super Simple Divisibility Rules
You've got 210 pieces of pizza and want to know whether or not you can split them evenly
within your group. Rather than taking out the calculator, use these simple shortcuts to do the
math in your head:
Divisible by 2 if the last digit is a multiple of 2 (210).
Divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3 (522 because the digits add up to 9, which
is divisible by 3).
Divisible by 4 if the last two digits are divisible by 4 (2540 because 40 is divisible by 4).
Divisible by 5 if the last digit is 0 or 5 (9905).
Divisible by 6 if it passes the rules for both 2 and 3 (408).
Divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9 (6390 since 6 + 3 + 9 + 0 = 18, which is
divisible by 9).
Divisible by 10 if the number ends in a 0 (8910).
Divisible by 12 if the rules for divisibility by 3 and 4 apply.
The 210 slices of pizza may be evenly distributed into groups of 2, 3, 6, 10.
Example
10. Finger Multiplication Tables
Everyone knows you can count on your fingers. Did you realize you can use
them for multiplication? A simple maths magic trick to do the "9" multiplication table is to place
both hands in front of you with fingers and thumbs extended. To multiply 9 by a number, fold
down that number finger, counting from the left.
To multiply 9 by 5, fold down the fifth finger from the left. Count fingers on
Example 1
either side of the "fold" to get the answer. In this case, the answer is 45.
45
 
 To multiply 9 times 6, fold down the sixth finger, giving an answer of 54.
Example 2
54
11. Adding large numbers
Adding large numbers just in your head can be difficult. This method shows how to simplify this
process by making all the numbers a multiple of 10. Here is an example:
644 + 238
While these numbers are hard to contend with, rounding them up will make them more
manageable. So, 644 becomes 650 and 238 becomes 240.
Now, add 650 and 240 together. The total is 890. To find the answer to the original equation, it
must be determined how much we added to the numbers to round them up.
650 – 644 = 6 and 240 – 238 = 2
Now, add 6 and 2 together for a total of 8
To find the answer to the original equation, 8 must be subtracted from the 890.
890 – 8 = 882
So the answer to 644 +238 is 882.
882
12. Subtracting from 1,000
Here’s a basic rule to subtract a large number from 1,000: Subtract every number except the last
from 9 and subtract the final number from 10
For example:
1,000 – 556
Step 1: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4
Step 2: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4
Step 3: Subtract 6 from 10 = 4
The answer is 444.
444
13. Multiplying 5 times any number
When multiplying the number 5 by an even number, there is a quick way to
find the answer.
Example 1
For example, 5 x 4 =
Step 1: Take the number being multiplied by 5 and cut it in half, this makes the
number 4 become the number 2.
Step 2: Add a zero to the number to find the answer. In this case, the answer is 20.
5 x 4 = 20
20
When multiplying an odd number times 5, the formula is a bit different.
Example 2
For instance, consider 5 x 3.
Step 1: Subtract one from the number being multiplied by 5, in this instance the
number 3 becomes the number 2.
Step 2: Now halve the number 2, which makes it the number 1. Make 5 the last digit. The
number produced is 15, which is the answer.
5 x 3 = 15
15
14. Division tricks
Here’s a quick trick in maths to know when a number can be evenly divided by these certain
numbers:
10 if the number ends in 0
9 when the digits are added together and the total is evenly divisible by 9
8 if the last three digits are evenly divisible by 8 or are 000
6 if it is an even number and when the digits are added together the answer is evenly divisible by
3
5 if it ends in a 0 or 5
4 if it ends in 00 or a two digit number that is evenly divisible by 4
3 when the digits are added together and the result is evenly divisible by the number 3
2 if it ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8
15. Tough multiplication
When multiplying large numbers, if one of the numbers is even, divide the first number in half,
and then double the second number. This method will solve the problem
quickly.
Example 
For instance, consider 20 x 120
Step 1: Divide the 20 by 2, which equals 10. Double 120, which equals 240.
Then multiply your two answers together.
10 x 240 = 2400
The answer to 20 x 120 is 2,400.
2400

Conclusion 
Mathematics tricks are a great way to make math fun! Your child will be able to do complex
calculations without the aid of a calculator using their mental capabilities.
With regular practice, students will quickly get a hang of these mental math tricks to do speed
math. Math tricks are extremely educative and will make your children extremely confident with
numbers like never before!

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10 tricks for doing fast math
Here are 10 fast math strategies students (and adults!) can use to do math in their
heads. Once these strategies are mastered, students should be able to accurately and
confidently solve math problems that they once feared solving.

1. Adding large numbers

Adding large numbers just in your head can be difficult. This method shows how to
simplify this process by making all the numbers a multiple of 10. Here is an example:

644 + 238

While these numbers are hard to contend with, rounding them up will make them more
manageable. So, 644 becomes 650 and 238 becomes 240.

Now, add 650 and 240 together. The total is 890. To find the answer to the original
equation, it must be determined how much we added to the numbers to round them up.

650 – 644 = 6 and 240 – 238 = 2

Now, add 6 and 2 together for a total of 8

To find the answer to the original equation, 8 must be subtracted from the 890.

890 – 8 = 882

So the answer to 644 +238 is 882.

2. Subtracting from 1,000

Here’s a basic rule to subtract a large number from 1,000: Subtract every number
except the last from 9 and subtract the final number from 10

For example:

1,000 – 556

Step 1: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4

Step 2: Subtract 5 from 9 = 4

Step 3: Subtract 6 from 10 = 4

The answer is 444.

3. Multiplying 5 times any number
When multiplying the number 5 by an even number, there is a quick way to find the
answer.

For example, 5 x 4 =

 Step 1: Take the number being multiplied by 5 and cut it in half, this makes the
number 4 become the number 2.
 Step 2: Add a zero to the number to find the answer. In this case, the answer is
20.

5 x 4 = 20

When multiplying an odd number times 5, the formula is a bit different.

For instance, consider 5 x 3.

 Step 1: Subtract one from the number being multiplied by 5, in this instance the
number 3 becomes the number 2.
 Step 2: Now halve the number 2, which makes it the number 1. Make 5 the last
digit. The number produced is 15, which is the answer.

5 x 3 = 15

4. Division tricks
Here’s a quick way to know when a number can be evenly divided by these certain
numbers:

 10 if the number ends in 0

 9 when the digits are added together and the total is evenly divisible by 9
 8 if the last three digits are evenly divisible by 8 or are 000
 6 if it is an even number and when the digits are added together the answer is
evenly divisible by 3
 5 if it ends in a 0 or 5
 4 if it ends in 00 or a two digit number that is evenly divisible by 4
 3 when the digits are added together and the result is evenly divisible by the
number 3
 2 if it ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8

5. Multiplying by 9
This is an easy method that is helpful for multiplying any number by 9. Here is how it
works:
Let’s use the example of 9 x 3.

Step 1: Subtract 1 from the number that is being multiplied by 9.

3–1=2

The number 2 is the first number in the answer to the equation.

Step 2: Subtract that number from the number 9.

9–2=7

The number 7 is the second number in the answer to the equation.

So, 9 x 3 = 27

6. 10 and 11 times tricks

The trick to multiplying any number by 10 is to add a zero to the end of the number. For
example, 62 x 10 = 620.

There is also an easy trick for multiplying any two-digit number by 11. Here it is:

11 x 25

Take the original two-digit number and put a space between the digits. In this example,
that number is 25.

2_5

Now add those two numbers together and put the result in the center:

2_(2 + 5)_5

2_7_5

The answer to 11 x 25 is 275.

If the numbers in the center add up to a number with two digits, insert the second
number and add 1 to the first one. Here is an example for the equation 11 x 88
8_(8 +8)_8

(8 + 1)_6_8

9_6_8

There is the answer to 11 x 88: 968

7. Percentage
Finding a percentage of a number can be somewhat tricky, but thinking about it in the
right terms makes it much easier to understand. For instance, to find out what 5% of
235 is, follow this method:

 Step 1: Move the decimal point over by one place, 235 becomes 23.5.
 Step 2: Divide 23.5 by the number 2, the answer is 11.75. That is also the
answer to the original equation.

8. Quickly square a two-digit number that ends in 5

Let’s use the number 35 as an example.

 Step 1: Multiply the first digit by itself plus 1.

 Step 2: Put a 25 at the end.

35 squared = [3 x (3 + 1)] & 25

[3 x (3 + 1)] = 12

12 & 25 = 1225

35 squared = 1225

9. Tough multiplication
When multiplying large numbers, if one of the numbers is even, divide the first number
in half, and then double the second number. This method will solve the problem quickly.
For instance, consider

20 x 120

Step 1: Divide the 20 by 2, which equals 10. Double 120, which equals 240.

Then multiply your two answers together.

10 x 240 = 2400
The answer to 20 x 120 is 2,400.

10. Multiplying numbers that end in zero

Multiplying numbers that end in zero is actually quite simple. It involves multiplying the
other numbers together and then adding the zeros at the end. For instance, consider:

200 x 400

Step 1: Multiply the 2 times the 4

2x4=8

Step 2: Put all four of the zeros after the 8

80,000

200 x 400= 80,000

Practicing these fast math tricks can help both students and teachers improve their
math skills and become secure in their knowledge of mathematics—and unafraid to
work with numbers in the future.

Mathematics is not only limited to learning from textbooks. There are different learning styles that
make mathematics easier. Simple maths tricks help us for fast calculations and to improve our
mathematical skills. For example, the multiplication tricks will help students to learn maths tables
and fast multiplication.

The mathematical tricks are not only helpful for school going kids but also supports you to manage
time in final exams as well as in the competitive exam and solve the maths questions with accuracy.
The well-known fact is that our human brain is similar to a computer. It means our brain is like the
hardware of a computer whereas our mind is like a Software.  

Therefore, learning simple arithmetic tricks will help the students to gain their confidence and
enhance problem-solving skills. With these learning skills, they can achieve a big success in their
upcoming future.  

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8 Magic Math Tricks For Fast Calculations

Imagine how mathematics would be easy and interesting when you have the ability to calculate the
problems in a matter of seconds using some tricks. There are different kinds of arithmetic
operations like addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, squaring, roots, powers, logarithms,
divisions, etc. Here are some of the best tricks, which will help students to perform arithmetic
calculations easily.

1. Addition Tricks
With the help of basic principles of tens and unit places, the addition of two-digit numbers is
performed by

 Take 43 + 34
 Split the second number into tens and unit places. 34 = 30 + 4
 Finish the ten’s addition. 43 + 30 = 73
 Finally, add the remaining unit place digit. 73 + 4 = 77.

2. Tricks for Subtraction

Here is an example that requires a lot of borrowing

 Consider two numbers say 1000 and 676

 Subtract 1 from both the numbers; we get 999 and 675
 Then subtract 675 from 999, we get 324
 So, 1000 – 676 = 324.

 3. Quick Multiplication by Breaking Down Numbers

 Let’s try the number 24 and 16

 First split the number 24, which gives 4 x 6
 Then multiply 6 with 16, we get 96
 Finally multiply the number, 96 x 4 = 384
 So, the multiplication of two numbers 24 x 16 that gives the solution 384.

4. Multiplied By 15

 Consider the multiplication of two numbers say 56 and 15

 Now add zero at the end of the first number, it becomes 560.
 Divide that number by 2; we get 560/2 = 280
 Add the resultant number with 560, so 560 + 280 = 840.
 So the answer for 56 and 15 is 840.
5. Multiplication of Two-Digit Numbers
If anyone of the given numbers is an even number, then follow the steps to solve

 Consider an example, 18 x 37
 Here 18 is an even number, then divide the first number in half, so that 18/2 = 9
 Then double the second number. 37 x 2 =74
 Finally, multiply the resultant numbers. It becomes 74 x 9 = 666

6. Division Tricks (Divisibility Rules)

The numbers that can be evenly divided by certain numbers are:

 If a number is an even number and ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, it is divided by 2.

 A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3. Consider the number 12 =
1 + 3 and 3 is divisible by 3.
 A number is divisible by 4 if the last two digits are divisible by 4. Example: 9312. Here the last
two digits are 12, and 12 is divisible by 4.
 If the last digit is 0 or 5, it is divisible by 5
 If a number is divisible by 2 and 3, then it is divisible by 6, since 6 is the product of 2 and 3.
 If the number is divisible by 8, the last three digits of the numbers are divisible by 8.
 If a number is divisible by 9, the sum of the digits is divided by 9. Let us consider the
example, 4518 = 4 + 5 + 1 + 8 = 18, which is divisible by 9.
 If the final digit of the number is 0, it is divisible by 10.

7. Trick to Find Percentage

Let us take; we have to find the percentage of the number 5% of 475, follow the steps.

 For the given number, move the decimal point over by one place. 475 becomes 47.5
 Then divide the number 47.5 by 2, we get 23.75.
 23.75 is the solution to the given problem.

8. Calculation of Squares that Ends with the Digit 5

 Let’s consider the number 75 to find its square.

 Start writing the answer of last two digits number that is 25 because any number that ends
with 5 is 25
 Take the first digit of the number 75. That is 7 and take the number that follows 7 is 8.
 Now, multiply 7 and 8, we get the number 56.
 Finally, write the number 56 in the prefix and combine with 25 what we already wrote.
  So, the answer is 5625.
 Squares Ending in 5:  n5 = n(n + 1)52 = n(n + 1)25 , where n is the first digit.
 Example: Let’s consider the number 75 to find its square. Here n = 7,
So, 75 = 7(7 + 1)25 = (7 x 8) 25  = 5625.

Simple Math Tricks

Here are a few more maths tricks which are simple to remember.

Multiplication by 2 and 4: When a number is multiplied by 2 or 4, then the last digit of the resulting
value will be an even number always.

Examples:

19 x 2 = 38

19 x 4 = 76

Multiplication by 5: When a number is multiplied by 5, then the resulting value will either end with 0
or 5. Examples:

11 x 5 = 55

8 x 5 = 40

121 x 5 = 605

Multiplication by 10: When a number is multiplied by 10, then the resulting value ends with 0 always.

Examples:

5 x 10 = 50

10 x 10 = 100

11 x 10 = 110

17 x 10 = 170

211 x 10 = 2110

Memorising Table of 9: It is easy to remember the table of 9. Just we need to focus on the pattern.

09, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90

We can see the numbers at the ten’s place are increasing by 1, and the numbers at the unit place are
decreasing by 1.

Maths Tricks Questions

Find more maths tricks questions for practice here.

1. A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one
shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how
 many cartons did he ship?
(A) 11 (B) 10  (C) 12   (D) 15 (E) 17
2. 339% of 803 + 77.8% of 1107 = ?
(A) 3175 (B) 3320 (C) 3580 (D) 3710 (E) 3950
3. 78.54 ÷ 0.03 + 22.8 ÷ 0.8 – 1470 × 1.25 = ?
(A) 809 (B) 807.5 (C) 805 (D) 802.5 (E) 801
4. The cost of 8 dozen eggs is Rs. 256. Which calculation is needed to find the cost of 9 eggs?
(A) (9 × 256) × (8 ÷ 12)
(B) (12 × 256) ÷ (8 × 9)
(C) (8 × 256) ÷ (9 × 12)
(D) (9 × 256) × (8 × 12)
(E) (9 × 256) ÷ (8 × 12)

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