{"id":23047,"date":"2022-09-29T09:05:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/?p=23047"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:48:13","slug":"mental-math-tips-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/mental-math-tips-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Mental Math Tips For Your Child"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23047\" class=\"elementor elementor-23047\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2708efa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2708efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-365e51b\" data-id=\"365e51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4dc8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e4dc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23048\" alt=\"Mental Math Tips\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids-300x78.webp 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids-1024x267.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids-768x200.webp 768w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mental-math-tips-for-kids-1536x400.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8115bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8115bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2e045\" data-id=\"db2e045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ff205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51ff205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> This article was last updated on 16th January 2026 to reflect the accuracy and up-to-date information on the page.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember my paternal and maternal grandparents doing calculations without pen and paper. As farmers, they would indulge in a lot of calculations day in and day out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the calculation, they would ask us to cross-check the results, and their calculations\u2019 hundred percent accuracy always amazed us. Not just straight calculations, they could multiply by 1.5 and 2.5 in the quickest manner possible. They were faster than calculators because they were extremely good at mental math.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incredible, they were!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How could they do that?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They practiced mental math skills in school. In those days, there used to be a lot of emphasis on mental math. And once again, there is a lot of buzz around mental math. Parents are analyzing and dissecting it to get under the skin of mental math and discover the secrets of mental math and its burgeoning popularity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While educators are trying to sensitize about the benefits of mental math.<\/span><\/p><p>Recommended Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/mental-math-tricks-for-kids\/\">10 Mental Math Tricks for Kids<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fdd26e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fdd26e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-229f4df\" data-id=\"229f4df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3338d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3338d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What is Mental Math?<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ca1cbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ca1cbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e662a5b\" data-id=\"e662a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539c6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"539c6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental=Mind<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Math=Calculations<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental math is the process of performing calculations in your head rather than on paper or with a calculator. It can enhance a child&#8217;s math fluency, making it easier for them to tackle higher-level math. Developing mental math skills through simple, yet fun, math activities is an excellent way to stimulate your child&#8217;s mental abilities and improve their understanding of number facts.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>How to get better at mental math?<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We often find parents dwelling upon how to do mental math faster. How to learn mental math tricks. Let me tell you, it\u2019s not rocket science.<\/span><\/p><p>Recommended Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/mental-math-calculation-techniques-for-kids\/\">5 Practical Mental Math Calculation Techniques For Kids<\/a><\/p><h4><strong>Here are the six mental math tips that you should know: <\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01fe298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01fe298\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeafce2\" data-id=\"eeafce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd0ca1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfd0ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robotics-and-mathematics-.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51848\" alt=\"ROBOTICS AND MATHEMATICS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f85226c\" data-id=\"f85226c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ac8d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ac8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/creative-ways-to-make-math-fun-for-kids-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65315\" alt=\"Creative Ways to Make Math Fun for Kids\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9d9db7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9d9db7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ccee12\" data-id=\"7ccee12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b54dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b54dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 1: Make it simple<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ff37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a9ff37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60723cd\" data-id=\"60723cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdaa757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdaa757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make it easy and simple. Start with easy calculations because children may find calculating large digit numbers overwhelming. So, the mental math strategies should include simplification of the problem. How will you simplify the problem? By shifting the values provisionally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Example:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">237+480=?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Add 3 to 237\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">237+3=240<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> 240+480= 720<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Subtract 3 from 720<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">720-3= 717<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> 237+480=717<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>The same can be applied to multiplication:<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> 89\u00d76=?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Add 1 to 89<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">89+1=90<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Multiply 90 with 6\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90\u00d76 = 540<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Subtract 6 from 180<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">180-6= 534<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> 89\u00d76=534<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculating with multiples of 10 is easier for students, so shifting numbers makes it easier for them to do the calculations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45a03df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a03df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c7528\" data-id=\"21c7528\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070962c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070962c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 2: left to the right rule\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c9eafa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c9eafa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a978df6\" data-id=\"a978df6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6925182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6925182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another popular mental math trick is learning to add and subtract from left to right. Left-to-right strategy is used to calculate 2 or 3-digit numbers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> 33+49=?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> 30+40=70<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> 3+9= 12<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> 70+12=82<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> 33+49= 82<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the child can absorb this, they start enjoying it and can solve problems in a jiffy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8a8cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8a8cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfed919\" data-id=\"bfed919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3717d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3717d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 3: Memorizing multiplication tables\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1845610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1845610\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2d782\" data-id=\"9b2d782\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0955916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0955916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mathematicians feel memorizing multiplication tables helps in recalling things quickly. And it comes in handy in solving multiplication problems. Spencer Greenberg, a mathematician and founder of\u00a0 ClearerThinking, stresses memorizing these basic \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d of math.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He says it helps in solving simple problems embedded within more difficult ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-661ca12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"661ca12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bea5010\" data-id=\"bea5010\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760d615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760d615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 4: division hacks\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-906a508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"906a508\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af9334e\" data-id=\"af9334e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845a52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"845a52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember my class teacher teaching us some division tricks. She taught us that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number ending with 0 can be divided by 10.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any number ending in a 0 or a 5 is divisible by 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are other tricks as well:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you have to divide a number by 4, check the last two digits of the number. If the last two digits are divisible by 4, that means you can divide the entire by 4.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example: 394324\/4 = 98581<\/span><\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you have to divide a number by 9, add the number, and if the total sum is divisible by 9 that means that the number can be divided by 9.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5847f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5847f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ddb37a\" data-id=\"2ddb37a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8321ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8321ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 5: <\/b><b>Word Problems<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b1af6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b1af6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed0d393\" data-id=\"ed0d393\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ce021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ce021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Word problems are easy and can be done mentally. But the challenge with a word problem is to read it carefully and then apply the correct operation to estimate an answer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, consider this question: \u201cEach book costs $8 and each magazine costs $4. How much will 4 books and 7 magazines cost?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a simple word problem, but students can make mistakes if they misinterpret it. The answer is:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 book = $8<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 magazine = $4<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, 4 books = 4 x $8 = $32<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 magazines = 7 x $4 = $28<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the total cost of 4 books and 7 magazines will be $60. ($32 + $28)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94091da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94091da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd92896\" data-id=\"cd92896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235be4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235be4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Tip 6: Practice\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a49ceac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a49ceac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0061dd\" data-id=\"e0061dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c6e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5c6e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice. Practice. Practice. There is no substitute for practice. And mental math is all about practice. The more you practice, the better you become.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental math is about doing math in your head. You can easily improve your skills by using simple tricks. Once you master them, you can move towards advanced tricks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb0797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bb0797\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-679cd25\" data-id=\"679cd25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaedf25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaedf25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>FAQs<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4f1f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4f1f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3989a52\" data-id=\"3989a52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d9d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d9d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>1. How do you practice mental math?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to practice mental math is by playing mental games or using <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/mental-math-tricks-for-kids\/\">mental math tricks<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><b>2. What is the difference between mental math and traditional math?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In mental math, you solve problems without using pen, paper, or a calculator. In traditional math, you typically write out the solution or use a calculator.<\/span><\/p><p><b>3. Why do I struggle with mental math?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Struggling with basic mental calculations could be due to a learning disability or dyscalculia.<\/span><\/p><p><b>4. What are the best games for practicing mental math?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular websites for practicing mental math include Prodigy and Hit the Button.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to excite your child about math and sharpen their math skills? Moonpreneur&#8217;s online math curriculum is unique as it helps children understand math skills through hands-on lessons, assists them in building real-life applications, and excites them to learn math.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can opt for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/innovator-program\/advanced-math\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Math<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or Vedic Math+Mental Math courses. 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