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  Finger Fun

"Zzero, do you know how to multiply with your ﬁngers?"

"Of course. I pick up a pencil and paper with my ﬁngers, write the numbers and then write the answers."

No, silly, I meant with only your fingers. See, here’s how you multiply by 9 With your 10 ﬁngers.

Stretch out your ﬁngers.
 * Try this

To calculate 9 X 1, bend ﬁnger number 1. Count the number of ﬁngers on either side of the bent ﬁnger. 0 and 9. So 9 is your answer.

9x2. Bend ﬁnger 2. One ﬁnger on the left, 8 on the right of bent ﬁnger. Answer is 18

9x3. Bend ﬁnger 3. Answer=27

4x9 Bend ﬁnger 4. Answer=36

5x9 Bend ﬁnger 5. Answer=45 14