December 14, 2011

What I learned today....

Today I learned a new way to do double digit multiplication.  So you draw a rectangle and cut it in half.  Then lets say you have to do 5*28.  So you right five on the skinny part of the rectangle then you do 20 on one half and 8 on the other.  Then you multiply 5 * 20 then 5 * 8.  Then you add the two sums together and that's your answer!