Why should students have to memorize multiplication facts?
I need 3 reasons why students should have to memorize multiplication facts. Can you help me out? All I need are 3 reasons and I’ll back it up and find evidence myself.
Three reasons why kids should memorize multiplication facts:
1. As they progress to more advanced math, they will need the basic knowledge of multiplication, which is simply repeated addition.
2. It will make computing numbers easier, because instead of adding over and over you could just multiply.
3. Memorizing multiplication earlier is better than being in a calculus class in high school and trying to memorize them then.
December 30th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Three reasons why kids should memorize multiplication facts:
1. As they progress to more advanced math, they will need the basic knowledge of multiplication, which is simply repeated addition.
2. It will make computing numbers easier, because instead of adding over and over you could just multiply.
3. Memorizing multiplication earlier is better than being in a calculus class in high school and trying to memorize them then.
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December 30th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
We use multiplication facts as a base of much mathematics
1. Finding common factors and common multiples (you need your division facts=> reverse of x facts)
2. Using fractions, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, simplifying, changing from improper to mixed numbers and vice versa
3. Solving equations
Addition and multiplication are the building blocks for all concepts in maths, to know them by heart will save a lot of time and frustration in the future (it also makes you seem smart)
Good Luck!
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