Replacing an Operation with Other Operations

This chapter covers:

  • techniques for mental multiplication and division
  • approximations of the number π
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0.5 and 2

Multiplying by 0.5 and dividing by 2 give the same result.

Dividing by 0.5 and multiplying by 2 give the same result.

Notice

n is used as a placeholder for a generalised example. When solving specific equations, it is substituted with the necessary number.

  •   n:2 = n2=12·n
  • n:0.5=n:12=n·21=
      =2n1=2n

Example 1

  • 52 : 0.5 = 52 · 2 = 104
  • 43 · 0.5 = 43 : 2 = 21.5

Drag the operations to their corresponding columns.

      • 18 · 0.5
      • 17 · 2
      • 0.5 : 0.5
      • 32 : 0.5
      • 0.5 · 0.5
      • 0.5 · 23
      • 12 : 2
      • 65 : 0.5

      The answers to the operations are given below. Select the numbers among them that are not the answers to the given operations.

      • 8.5
      • 11.5
      • 64
      • 6
      • 1
      • 32.5
      • 130
      • 0.25
      • 46
      • 9
      • 25
      • 34
      • 2 : 0.5
      • 1 : 0.5
      • 0.2 · 0.5
      • 0.2 : 0.5
      • 0.5 · 0.5
      • 2 · 0.5
      • 150 · 0.5
      • 15 : 0.5
      • 150 : 0.5
      • 1.5 : 0.5
      • 15 · 0.5
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      Multiplying by 1.5 and 2.5

      Multiplying by 3 and then dividing by 2 gives the same result as multiplying by 1.5.

      Multiplying by 5 and then dividing by 2 gives the same result as multiplying by 2.5.

      Notice

      n is a placeholder for a freely chosen number.

      • 1.5·n=112·n =
        = 32·n = 3n2 =n2·3= ​
        = n:2⋅3 ​
      • 2.5·n=212·n=
        ​ =52·n=5n2=n2·5 =
        ​  =n:2·5

      Example 2

      • If I need to multiply 14 by 1.5, I first divide 14 by 2 to equal 7, and then multiply 7 by 3 to equal 21, so I get 1.5 · 14 = 21.
      • ​​If I need to multiply 72 by 2.5, I first divide 72 by 2 to equal 36, and then multiply 36 by 5 to equal 180, so I get 2.5 · 72 = 180.
      1. 1.5 · 28 =  = 
      2. 1.5 · 46 =  = 
      3. 1.5 · 14 =  = 
      4. 1.5 · 17 =  = 
      5. 1.5 · 61 =  = 
      6. 2.5 · 8 =  = 
      7. 2.5 · 22 =  = 
      8. 2.5 · 34 =  = 
      9. 2.5 · 52 =  = 
      10. 2.5 · 9 =  = 
      1. 2.5 · 12 = 12 : 2 ·  = 
      2. 1.5 · 12 = 12 : 2 ·  = 
      3. 3.5 · 12 = 12 : 2 ·  = 
      4. 4.5 · 12 = 12 : 2 ·  = 
      5. 5.5 · 12 = 12 : 2 ·  = 
      6. 3.5 · 26 = 26 : 2 ·  = 
      7. 4.5 · 13 = 13 : 2 ·  = 
      8. 5.5 · 84 = 84 : 2 ·  = 

      Notice

      ⍰.5 ·n=2 ·⍰ +1 2·n= = n2· ( 2· ⍰+ 1 ) = =n :2· ( 2· ⍰+ 1 )

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      Divisiding by 25

      Multiplying by 4 and then dividing by 100 gives the same result as dividing by 25.

      Notice

      n is a freely chosen number.

      n:25=n:1004=n·4100

      300 : 25 = 

      850 : 25 = 

      625 : 25 = 

      175 : 25 = 

      105 : 25 = 

      70 : 25 = 

      90 : 25 = 

      275 : 25 = 

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      Multiplying by 11

      When multiplying a two-digit number by 11, we know that 11 = 10 + 1, so 11 · n = (10 + 1) · n = 10 · n + n.

      Example 3

      11 · 34  and 11 · 97

      Replacing the multiplication of 11 · 34 and 11 · 97 with addition when doing a mental calculation.

      11 · 33 = 

      11 · 35 = 

      11 · 62 = 

      11 · 75 = 

      11 · 98 = 

      11 · 78 = 

      22 · 31 = 

      22 · 45 = 

      22 · 23 = 

      22 · 14 = 

      22 · 71 = 

      22 · 88 = 

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      Practice and solve

      We know that the number π is the quotient of the length of a circle and its diameter. The closest fraction to this value is
      π ≈  22 7 ≈ 3.1428571... .

      1. If d = 3, then
        C ≈  7  ≈ .
      2. If d = 12, then
        C ≈  7  ≈ .
      3. If d = 50, then
        C ≈  7  ≈ .
      4. If d = 28, then
        C ≈  7  ≈ .
      5. If d = 41, then
        C ≈  7 ≈ .
      6. If d = 39, then
        C ≈  7  ≈ .
      Find the circumference of 50 cents.

      How can you make sure? You can, for example, roll the coin over a ruler.

      π ≈  22 7

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      • A mature pine has a diameter of 28 cm and a circumference of  cm.
      • A mature black poplar has a diameter of 182 cm and a circumference of  cm.
      • A pine tree is ready to harvest when their diameter is the longer side of a sheet of  paper. Their girth is then around  cm (rounded up to a whole number).
      • The oak tree is ready to harvest when they are 
      • Birch is ready to harvest when they are 
      • The fir tree ready to harvest when they are 
      • The alder is ready to harvest when they are 
      • The pine tree is ready to harvest when they are 
      • The hanging alder is ready to harvest when they are 
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      Rules and formulas

      • n·0.5=n2=n:2
      • n:0.5=2n
      • 1.5n=3n2=n:2·3
      • n:25=n:1004=n·4100=   n:100·4
      • 11n=(10+1)n=10n+n
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