Multiplication and division are forms of basic mathematics that everyone learns at some point during elementary school and typically perfects in high school. That said, if it has been a while since you've graduated and you don't have a job that requires continual use of math, you may be a little rusty. Remembering a few basic principles and facts can help you perform both multiplication and division. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Use a times table to help with basic multiplication. A times table contains a set of numbers (typically 1 through 12 or more) horizontally across the top of the table and vertically across the side of the table. By selecting the two numbers you want to multiply from the table (if you want to multiply 12 and 12, for example), you can follow the two sets of numbers to the point at the table where the columns and rows meet to find the answer to your multiplication problem.
2. Learn what the quotient is. In division, the quotient is the product of the two numbers you are dividing. For example, if you're dividing the number 10 by the number 10, the quotient would be "1" because 10 / 10 = 1. In this scenario, the first number "10" would be the dividend and the second number "10" would be the divisor. You divide the dividend by the divisor to find the quotient.
3. Practice converting a multiplication problem into an addition problem. For example, the multiplication equation "10 x 5" is equal to the addition equation "10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10." Performing both of these equations will result in the same answer of "50." If you're having a hard time with multiplication but have a deep understanding of addition, convert one type of problem into the other.
4. Get comfortable with the concept of the "remainder" in division. The remainder is present in division when the quotient of a problem is not a whole number. For example, dividing "10" by "3" does not result in a whole number. Instead, it results in the number "3" and then a remainder. The remainder on a calculator is expressed in the form of a decimal point.
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