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Hey Super Math Kids! Do you want to impress your friends and teachers with your amazing math skills? Imagine solving tricky multiplication problems in your head, without even needing a pencil or paper ...
A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...
It's possible to solve some multiplication problems in your head. But sometimes it can help to use other methods instead. These include using visual aids, such as an array or place counters, or by ...
This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?
There are different ways to approach a 2-digit by a 1-digit multiplication problem. Look at this multiplication problem. 16 × 4 = ? Here are some different ways you might solve it.
May 21 (UPI) --An 11-year-old Florida girl earned a Guinness World Record for mental math when she solved a 12-digit multiplication problem without a calculator, pen or paper. Sanaa Hiremath, who was ...