Math Tips - The Last Digit Rule

Dec 12, 2016  Mathematics Tips


Can you pinpoint the answer to this question in 7 seconds without calculator?
34*78 + 53*22 = ?

  • 2674
  • 3818
  • 4046
  • 3671

For those of you that couldn't, let me show you how.

Step 1: Reduce each number to it last digit, 
34*78 + 53*22 => 4*8 + 3*2

Step 2: Try to solve the smaller problem, 
4*8 + 3*2
  = 32 + 6

Step 3: Then reduce any number with 2 or more digits to its last digit as in step 1,
32 + 6 => 
2 + 6 = 8

Step 4: Choose the option whose last digit is 8
Ans = B (3818)

When do you use this method?

  1. This method could save your time when taking objective exams where calculator is not allowed.
  2. This method works when you are performing only plus and times operation
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