Shortcut to multiply any 2 digit number by 125

You can multiply any 2 digit number by 125 in seconds.

Let us go through the steps below

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

     

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