If only you could keep better track of big numbers, adding and multiplying your head wouldn’t be such a problem! But fear not… I have a trick that might be just the ticket for your brain!


Use this secret phonetic math code to code and decode sentences into numbers. Developed over a hundred years ago, this is the code that the expert mathematicians use when doing large calculations in their head. This is exactly how Arthur Benjamin squares 5-digit numbers without a calculator!


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7 Responses to “Secret Math Code”

  1. Mary Thomas Jackson says:

    Okay. Thanks Aurora!

    -Charli(7th grader)

  2. You get used to them when you use it enough… it’s fun! 🙂

  3. Mary Thomas Jackson says:

    Does anyone know a easy way to remember the code numbers?

    -Charli

  4. Mary Thomas Jackson says:

    This is so awesome!

    Charli-

    Ps. Me, Charli commented on the code for the code.

  5. Mary Thomas Jackson says:

    The code for the code is “Dan, my real shack fan bus”.

  6. Samia Reed says:

    I don’t understand. How does it work, exactly?

    -Alia

  7. Sonya Fiebig says:

    Wow, that was so cool!

    Laura

    P.S. I can remember this much pi:
    3.14159265