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[MaryinRed]

Do it a few times....the numbers are multiples of 9.
Each time you guess, the numbers that are multiples of 9 change.

But they are the same.

note.....that same symbol is repeated across all the multiples of 9.

you don't notice this...and when you do it each time, the symbols that are multiples of 9 all change.'

look at those....make a note of the symbol
hit play again...they all change.

life is less of a mystery....than often appears.

smile....Mary

BTW if you every want to teach a child his/her X9 tables...use your fingers. Put your hands out and lower the left pinkie.
that is left is 9 fingers to the right. 9 x 1 = 9
now raise that finger and lower the next one to the right. You will have the left pinkie up that is 1. To the right of that lowered finger ...you have 8 fingers. so when you lower that 2nd finger 9 x 2 = 1 8. the 1 to the left and the 8 to the right. keeping lowering the fingers one by one. and counting the fingers to the left and the right.

Many a child has been calmed by this little exercise.
Frankly, the multiplication tables are easy if you think of it this way. Kids really only need to learn these:
4 x 6
4 x 7
4 x 8
7 x 8
6 x 6
6 x 7
6 x 8

why is this?
Well...everyone knows their zeros
and their ones
and their twos
and most know their threes
and their fives
and their tens
so they need to learn their 4's but they already know
4 x 0 1 2 3 5 and now 9
and they need to learn their 6's but assuming they learned their 4's.... they know their 0 1 2 3 4 5 9

etc.
So...drill them on the ones above...and let them practice with the rest....but the chore is much less arduous than it originally appears.

smile..Mary