Today was Catherine´s birthday. She turned 24. Catherine is twice as old as Ryan was when Catherine was as old as Ryan now. How old is Ryan now?..................
Multiplication Tip 1:
If you are multiplying two integers which have a difference between them as 2, please check the following steps to find the product of them
1.Get the square of the number between these 2 numbers
2.subtract 1 from the value got in step 1 & you get the answer.
Example : 11*13 = 12*12-1 = 144 -1 = 143
This is a very useful tip, if you remember the squares or you can find the squares quickly.