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Methods of

Multiplication
We love P2 The Chimney Sum, The Chinese Stick

Cooking Club I am sure you’ve heard before,
There’s different ways of multiplying,
because… Many, many more.

The Russian peasant’s one of them,
I like learning new things. In which you have 2 columns,
Alejandra Mendoza Marin (P2) Left is halving,
Until you can no more.
You can make lots of different things. The right column is doubling,
Mia Hennige (P2) Doubling through and through,
‘Till the last number in column 1,
I get to make new friends. Is parallel with column 2.
Amelie Blyth (P2)
Make sure if you get a decimal,
I like making stuff out of lots of different That you round it down.
ingredients and making new things. Then cross out all even numbers,
Imogen Piper (P2) In the left column.
I really, really, REALLY like cooking!’ Just add the numbers,
That have NOT been crossed out,
Cian Reynolds (P2) In column 2 together,
And then you have your answer.

Another way of multiplying is the famous
Chinese Stick.
Using lines represent the numbers that
you pick,
You count the intersection points,
In every little section,
And put them all together.

Now you’ve got your answer.
So next time you’re faced with a
multiplication problem.
A Russian Peasant or Chinese Stick,
I can easily assure you
That you’ll do it in a tick.

Freya McConnell (S1)

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