🖐️ Magic Trick: The 9 Times Table with Your Fingers!
Having trouble remembering the 9 times table? Don't panic! Your hands are a natural calculator. Here is how to become a mental math champion:
Step-by-Step Method:
- 1. Prepare your hands: Place both hands in front of you, fingers spread wide, palms facing your face.
- 2. Number your fingers: Imagine your fingers are numbered 1 to 10, starting from your left thumb (number 1) to your right pinky (number 10).
- 3. Fold down the finger of the multiplier: If you want to calculate 9 × 4, fold down your 4th finger (the left index finger).
- 4. Read the result:
- The number of fingers up to the left of the folded finger represents the tens (here, 3 fingers).
- The number of fingers up to the right of the folded finger represents the units (here, 6 fingers).
There is your answer: 3 tens and 6 units make 36! So, 9 × 4 = 36.
Another example?
For 9 × 7:
- Fold down your 7th finger (the right index finger).
- There are 6 fingers up on the left and 3 fingers up on the right.
- The result is 63!