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You have a "grey elephant from Denmark"

Here's Another Way (maybe to the same result)
You have a "grey elephant from Denmark"

Yes, both of the solutions are the same due to nifty nines.

Now go back and try other numbers and look for patterns to figure why it works. If you want some hints email me. Doing the bonus below may help.

Bonus - Multiplication by nine using your fingers

• Place you hands palm down on the table in front of you
• Label your fingers from left to right 1 to 10
• To multiply 9 x 4
• Fold the fourth finger (pointer of left hand) under you hand
• Now, fingers up and to the left of the "folded finger" are worth tens, so that's 3 x10 or 30
• Now, fingers up and to the right of the "folded finger" are counted as ones, so there are 6
• So the result is 9 x 4 = 36
• Try other numbers, it works for the nine times table from 9 x 1 up to 9 x 10.

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