Shortcut to multiply any 2 digit number by 125

I can multiply any 2 digit number by 125 in seconds. So can you! Use this amazing shortcut trick to get the answer you needed in seconds.

Let us go through the steps below

Multiply any 2 digit number by 125 shortcut

Step 1:Divide the given number by 8.
Step 2:Now multiply the result obtained in step 1 by 1000 to get your answer.

Let us now consider a few examples to understand better

Example 1: 24 x 125 = ?
Step 1:Dividing 24 by 8
we get 24/8=3

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 3 x 1000 = 3000

Ans  24 x 125 = 3000


Example 2: 64 x 125 = ?
Step 1:Dividing 64 by 8
we get 64/8=8

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 8 x 1000 = 8000

Ans    64 x 125 = 8000


Example 3: 32 x 125 = ?

Step 1:Dividing 32 by 8
we get 32/8=4

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 4 x 1000 = 4000

Ans    32 x 125 = 4000


Example 4=: 57 x 125 = ?

Step 1:Dividing 57 by 8
we get 57/8=7.125

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 7.125 x 1000 = 7125

Ans    57 x 125 = 7125


Example 5=: 28 x 125 = ?

Step 1:Dividing 28 by 8
we get 28/8=3.5

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 3.5 x 1000 = 3500

Ans    28 x 125 = 3500


Example 6=: 48 x 125 = ?

Step 1:Dividing 48 by 8
we get 48/8=6

Step 2:Multiplying result obtained in step 1
we get 6 x 1000 = 6000

Ans    48 x 125 = 6000

Tip: For a number exactly divisible by 8, you can calculate mentally much faster.

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