Table of Contents

Preface v Introduction vii 1 Multiplication: Getting Started 1 2 Using a Reference Number 11 3 Numbers Above the Reference Number 19 4 Multiplying Above & Below the Reference Number 28 5 Checking Your Answers 34 6 Multiplication Using Any Reference Number 44 7 Multiplying Lower Numbers 61 8 Multiplication by 11 71 9 Multiplying Decimals 79 10 Multiplication Using Two Reference Numbers 90 11 Addition 111 12 Subtraction 122 13 Simple Division 136 14 Long Division by Factors 147 15 Standard Long Division Made Easy 156 16 Direct Long Division 164 17 Checking Answers (Division) 174 18 Fractions Made Easy 182 19 Direct Multiplication 195 20 Putting it All into Practice 205 Afterword 209 Appendix A Using the Methods in the Classroom 213 Appendix B Working Th rough a Problem 217 Appendix C Learn the 13, 14 and 15 Times Tables 219 Appendix D Tests for Divisibility 221 Appendix E Keeping Count 225 Appendix F Plus and Minus Numbers 227 Appendix G Percentages 229 Appendix H Hints for Learning 233 Appendix I Estimating 235 Appendix J Squaring Numbers Ending in 5 238 Appendix K Practice Sheets 241 Index 249

About the Author

Bill Handley is an internationally recognised authority on study methods and mathematics, based in Melbourne. He is the author of many best-selling titles, including Teach Your Children Tables and Speed Maths for Kids.