Secure the 6 times table. Use patterns, doubling threes, and inverse division to answer KS3 questions quickly and accurately.
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One way to multiply a number by 8 is to double it, then double your answer and finally double it again
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6 x 5 = 30 and 30 - 6 = 24
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To multiply a number by 2 just add it to itself
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To multiply any number by 10, all you have to do is put a zero on its end
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To multiply a number by 5, first times it by 10 and then half your answer
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Any number multiplied by one remains unchanged
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36 is 6 squared, so 6 is the square root of 36
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In the comic sci-fi novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42
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To work this out you could first multiply 3 x 5 and then add 3
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6 x 10 = 60 and 60 - 6 = 54
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