Calculators are awesome, but they’re not always handy. More to the point, no one wants to be seen reaching for the calculator on their mobile phone when it’s time to figure out a 15 percent gratuity.

May 21 (UPI) --An 11-year-old Florida girl earned a Guinness World Record for mental math when she solved a 12-digit multiplication problem without a calculator, pen or paper. Sanaa Hiremath, who was ...

Dr Reyaz Ahmad                  Math fluency is no longer just about speed in mental calculations or rote memorisation of ...

The method that we learn in school is a long multiplication method. But this method is very time consuming. SO let’s learn a much faster way to multiply a 2-digit number by 11. Step 1 - Write 3 and 6 ...

Math shouldn’t be harder than finding the last matching sock in your laundry. These clever shortcuts convert head-scratching problems into quick mental wins. You’ll conquer calculations faster than ...

A 14-year-old math prodigy from India, Aaryan Shukla, broke six Guinness World Records in 24 hours with his lightning-fast mental calculations. Known as a human calculator, Aaryan uses daily practice ...

Ralph and side-kick Matrix have more questions to consolidate mental maths skills. The focus of this quiz is multiplication. Before taking part in the quiz make sure you have a pencil or pen and a ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

Before taking part in the quiz make sure you have a pencil or pen and a piece of paper ready for writing down your answers - better still, print off our answer sheet below. Use your mental maths ...