• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    16 hours ago

    How I’d do it is basically

    72 * (10+3)

    (72 * 10) + (72 * 3)

    (720) + (3*(70+2))

    (720) + (210+6)

    (720) + (216)

    936

    Basically I break the numbers apart into easier chunks and then add them together.

    • Manticore@lemmy.nz
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      5 hours ago

      This is what I do, except I would add 700 and 236 at the end.

      Well except I would probably add 700 and 116 or something, because my working memory fucking sucks and my brain drops digits very easily when there’s more than 1