Fear of maths | Calculation tip | Idea for Andy Burnham | Repair cafes | A wipeable wall chartRe Adrian Chiles on the nine times table (Struggling with the nine times table? I have a failsafe method, 21 May), here’s an easier method that doesn’t involve finger contortions: write down 0-9 in a column. Then, starting from the bottom, do the same alongside. Bingo! I taught maths in Strangeways prison and could get anyone to do times tables. Fear of maths is down to bad teaching.Jan WiczkowskiPrestwich, Greater Manchester• An easier way to calculate the nine times table is to multiply by 10 and deduct the multiplier. For example, 7x9 = 70-7.Michael MillerSheffield Continue reading...

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