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.