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A Method of Multiplication which may be practised Mentally

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

Wm. Henry Oakes*
Affiliation:
Bengal Presidency

Extract

1. Write down the multiplicand in the usual manner.

2. Write on a separate slip the multiplier with its figures reversed (as in contracted multiplication), being careful to space the figures so that they can be exactly placed over those of the multiplicand.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1863

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