Russian Peasant Multiplication.

• Lukas238
  September 9th, 2006 at 5:33 pm

  It’s only work for 7×8. Try it with any other number and it will not work at all.

  I try 6*7 and this metod give me 82 as answer. I think it’s wrong.

  Do I read the instructions right?

  Fot 6×7:
  1. Match the fingers numbre 6 and number 7, and you will end with 4 fingers in one hand and 3 fingers in the other.
  2. If each finger left sum 10, they will be 70.
  3. Now, you must multiplay the fingers from one hand and the other. So 4*3 = 12.
  4. Finaly, 12 + 70 = 82.

  ….that’s wrong.

• Kerrie
  September 9th, 2006 at 6:48 pm

  6*7:

  1. Ring and pinky finger touch; 3 fingers; 30
  2. 3*4 top fingers; 12
  3. 30+12=42 (6*7-42)

• Moon
  September 9th, 2006 at 10:57 pm

  What? This is crazy. Just memorize the multiplication tables. It’s not that hard. Geez.

  

• dodgyd55
  September 10th, 2006 at 6:25 am

  genius

• dodgyd55
  September 10th, 2006 at 6:32 am

  oh lukas that was done totaly wrong, just give it another read over

• Lukas238
  September 11th, 2006 at 1:03 pm

  Oh….

  So you have to add 10 for the tuching fingers plus every one ‘below’.

  The fact that they draw the number 50 on top make me lost.

  Thanks dodgyd55!

• Lukas238
  September 11th, 2006 at 1:03 pm

  Oh….

  So you have to add 10 for the touching fingers plus every one ‘below’.

  The fact that they draw the number 50 on top make me lost.

  Thanks dodgyd55!

• Damien
  November 18th, 2006 at 6:42 am

  I’m going to have to go with Moon on this one. Memorizing the multiplication tables is so much easier. Duh.

• Loona
  August 10th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

  This is good for people who *can’t* memorize their multiplication tables for whatever reason. It’s good to have an alternative way and then maybe their brain will ‘click’ into place and ‘get it’ to help them start memorizing. I agree, it’s more complicated than just memorizing though.

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