Short-Cut Math

Can you multiply 362 x .5 quickly in your head? Could you readily calculate the square of 41? How much is 635 divided by 2 1/2? Can 727,648 be evenly divided by 8? If any of these questions took you more than a few seconds to solve, you need this book. Short-Cut Math is a concise, remarkably clear compendium of about 150 math short-cuts-timesaving tricks that provide faster, easier ways to add, subtract, multiply and divide. By using the simple foolproof methods in this volume, you can double or triple your calculation speed - even if you always hated math in school. Here's a sampling of the amazingly effective techniques you will learn in minutes: Adding by 10 Groups No-Carry Addition Subtraction Without Borrowing Multiplying by Aliquot Parts Test for Divisibility by Odd and Even Numbers Simplifying Dividends and Divisors Fastest Way to Add or Subtract Any Pair of Fractions Multiplying and Dividing with Mixed Numbers ... and more The short-cuts in this book require no special math ability. If you can do ordinary arithmetic, you will have no trouble with these methods. There are no complicated formulas or unfamiliar jargon-no long drills or exercises. For each problem, the author provides an explanation of the method and a step-by-step solution. Then the short-cut is applied, with a proof and an explanation of why it works. Students, teachers, business people, accountants, teachers, bank tellers, check-out clerks-anyone who uses numbers and wishes to increase his or her speed and arithmetical agility, can benefit from the clear, easy-to-follow techniques given here. Unabridged, slightly revised Dover republication of the edition published by Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1969. Expanded introduction. Table of Contents. Index. 112pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2. Paperbound.Kelly, Gerard W. is the author of 'Short-Cut Math', published 1984 under ISBN 9780486246116 and ISBN 0486246116.