Do something awesome with your finger tips...

The easiest way to remember the 9 times table is right on your fingertips. Literally!
Thanks to my wife for teaching me this. Till now I was counting in my head.

So, 9 times 1 is:
Number of fingers extended to the right of the folded finger = 9
Hence 9 X 1 = 9


9 times 2 is:
Number of fingers extended to the left of the folded finger as the first digit = 1
Number of fingers extended to the right of the folded finger as the second digit = 8
Hence 9 X 2 = 18


9 times 3 is: 2 and 7
Hence 9 X 3 = 27


Likewise, 9 X 4 = 36


9 X 5 = 45


And so on:
9 X 6 = 54

9 X 7 = 63

9 X 8 = 72

9 X 9 = 81

And finally 9 X 10 = 90

Pictures courtesy: My wife

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Now for the quiz of the day:
What times table can Calvin and Hobbes remember on their hands?

Source: http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/07/happy-birthday-bill-watterson/
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