Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number and double the other. After crossing out rows with ...

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Inbox management, like so much else, is a necessary evil in our day-to-day lives. As such, it’s best handled with the use of a strict system, but those can be tricky to implement and stick to. Also ...

The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs clashed in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup Final on Tuesday. The Knicks went through the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic to reach the final, ...

19 is only 1 away from 20, so you prefer to start by multiplying 20 times 5, which equals 100. Then we need to take away a squadron of 5, because there are actually only 19 squadrons, not 20. 100 take ...

When multiplying fractions, multiply the top numbers (numerators) together and multiply the bottom numbers (denominators) together, then simplify or it is sometimes easier simplify first.