MULTIPLYING NUMBERS USING LINES

Here is a fun way to teach pupils and students how to multiply numbers using lines. You may represent each number by parallel lines then find their intersections. Some say that this is one of the methods used in Vedic Mathematics, a system of mathematics consisting of 16 sutras or aphorism. Example 1: STEP 1: Represent the first number by parallel lines. Separate the number of lines per digit. Each digit should represented by a group...

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COIN TRIANGLE PROBLEM

Here is a simple puzzle that uses coins . What you need are ten coins.  Arrange the coins in triangular form like this: You need to form a reverse triangle by moving only three (3) coins in the triangle above. The resulting triangle should be like this: Take note: 3 coins only (3 moves only). ...

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THE VALUE OF MONEY

This is written by an anonymous writer. It talks about the value of money and its limitations. I would like to relay this to those who were overpowered by money, setting themselves up high in a pedestal, and forget to look back to where they came from and to whom they were with - grasping greed, power, and self-centeredness.  Money can buy a bed, but not sleep; Money can buy books, but not brains; Money can buy food, but not appetite; Money...

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