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Posted by dmichaelangelo Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:41PM
Schoolhouse Rock.
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Posted by JoeDiablo Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:38PM
I basically learned by playing doctor with the girl next door.
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Posted by darkknight3 Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:42PM
i forgot how i learned it .. by addition method , then by table and then using all sorts of technique :D
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Posted by NewChrissy Oct 25th, 2012 at 9:00AM
My Uncle taught me several methods, including how to do it on an abacus & a slide rule & the Trachtenberg Speed System. I remember one particular School Teacher being terribly upset that I used Finger Math to multiply on my hands! (Add the folded fingers to get the ten's digit, multiply the standing fingers to get the one's digit. Easy.) Why not, they are always with me!! She reacted like I was casting evil spells or something and my mathematical future was in jeopardy!!! But she couldn't stop me, even when she was holding my hands I just moved my fingers in my head. But eventually she browbeat me into memorizing everything up to 25x25.
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Reply by kintar0 Oct 25th, 2012 at 9:06AM
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Reply by NewChrissy Oct 25th, 2012 at 10:31AM
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Posted by CazieM Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:41PM
Had a teacher tell me to always think of counting money...never made a mistake again!!!!
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Posted by Girlkayakgirl Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:34PM
Memorize and trust in my first answer without questioning it
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Posted by rubytues Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:07PM
I was taught to memorize the tables, but I never did. To help me with the harder ones, I just added that many times in my head. I know that 7 x 4 = 28, so I just add 3 more sevens to the 28. It seems like a lot, but I struggled with math so bad that I just had to come up with ways to do it on my own, successfully. Try different methods to help realize what best works for you/someone else, or ask them what they like to do, and incorporate that into your learning methods.
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Posted by xxorama Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:03PM
Times tables
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Posted by uknudy Jul 9th, 2012 at 5:01PM
Well I was taught that if you want to multiply you first need one of each gender, they get together, and hopefully 9 months later you will have increased the number of people!!!
But seriously all kids should learn their times tables and practice mental arithmetic, at least then they should have an idea of whether the calculator result is correct.
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Posted by fishsweeper Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:49PM
I just had s3x and it happened!
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Posted by Blogettina Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:46PM
I remember starting with 1; repetition. 1 x1, 1x2, until I learned that anything times one is that thing. The memorized the tables. had to teach my boys the same way. Is there another way? Would the abacus remove the need for all that memory work?
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Posted by Aurinne Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:43PM
an apple orchard
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Posted by faeryflutterthe1andonly Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:40PM
The Bible told me too!
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Posted by Hermey Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:39PM
I memorized tables, but someone recently taught me some trick using their fingers to help when multiplying by nine. I of course for got it.
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Posted by Rolle2323 Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:38PM
Memorization.
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Posted by delt Jul 9th, 2012 at 4:38PM
memorize tables
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