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Multiply by 25 Fast

Because 25 is one quarter of 100, multiply by 100 and divide by 4.

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The method

How to use it

  1. Multiply by 100.
  2. Divide by 4, often by halving twice.
Worked example

See it in action

48 × 25 = 4800 ÷ 4 = 1200.

Check your thinking

How to verify it

Check: 25×4=100, so 48 groups of 25 make 12 hundreds.