Sunday 19 January 2014

Multiplication by Factors

It is easy to multiply by 20, because 20 is 2 times 10. It is easy to multiply by 10 and it is easy to multiply by 2. Th is is called multiplication by factors, because 10 and 2 are factors of 20 (20 = 10 × 2). So, to multiply any number by 20, you multiply it by 2 and then multiply the answer by 10, or, you could say, you double the
number and add a 0.

For instance, to multiply 7 by 20, you would double it (2 × 7 = 14) and then multiply your answer by 10 (14 × 10 = 140).

To multiply 32 by 20, you would double 32 (64) and then multiply by 10 (640).

Multiplying by 20 is easy because it is easy to multiply by 2 and it is easy to multiply by 10.

So, it is easy to use 20 as a reference number.

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