Replying to Avatar π•Ύπ–Šπ–— π•Ύπ–‘π–Šπ–Šπ–•π–ž

yeah cut it in half

lets say it’s 5x962 can’t really cut 9 in half so you cut 96 = 48, then 2 into 1 and then add the 0, = 4,810

But if the number you can’t cut in half is in the middle like 5x692 then you cut the 3 digits in half 692 = 346 plus the 0 = 3,460

And so on
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Zach⚑️ 1y ago

I personally like to cut it in half after adding a zero because then you never have a decimal or fraction

For instance 68299 would be 34149.5 if cut in half, but if you add the zero it’s a nice even 682990 which then becomes 341495

I did poorly in advanced algebra and calculus because in elementary school I got really good at math by creating or using all of these β€œhack” strategies to solve problems and eventually when I had work on more advanced concepts I would miss the fundamentals 🀣

I would always finish my times tables first though 😎

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π•Ύπ–Šπ–— π•Ύπ–‘π–Šπ–Šπ–•π–ž 1y ago

Ohhh that’s litt I get around the decimal n fraction in a different way but if I just add the 0 in the beginning im cutting an extra step, appreciate that!!

& I can only imagine 🀣 idk why they never taught me this!!