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[โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When dealing with base 10 representations, multiplying by 10 is a simple matter of adding zeroes;
dividing numbers that end with a zero by two is (usually) an afterthought;
doing both operations in that sequence is (usually) equally trivial, the only effortful thing I have to do is adding or subtracting a multiplicand, once or twice or thrice.

It's not easier than having the result imprinted in my memory, but it cuts away ~ three quarters of the table.

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