<div><p>Just when you thought you'd never need math after you graduated, your kid opens their bag and pulls out their homework. It's now back to the books for you too! </p><p>Here are some easy math hacks to get you through the evening exercises, problems and assignments- you may even learn something for your every day life too! </p><p>Why didn't they teach us these tricks when we were in school? </p><p>Did <strong>Fractions</strong> always give you trouble? They just got REALLY simple with this trick.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=4" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/4-12.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=4" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Are you terrible at <strong>multiplying large numbers</strong> in your head? Once you figure out this trick you will seem like a math pro when you don't need to pull out the pen and paper to figure out your problem.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=3" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/3-13.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=3" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Did you teacher give you this trick? Super easy to remember to help with your<strong> "greater than" and "less than" signs.</strong></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=11" target="_blank"><amp-anim src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/12.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=11" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Need to<strong> convert Celsius to Fahrenheit</strong> or vice versa? Here's a trick that we never learned in school.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=2" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/2-21-685x795.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/2-21-685x795_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/2-21-685x795_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=2" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Multiplying by 11</strong> has never been easier!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/5-13.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/5-13_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/5-13_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Simple Most<cite>https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=5</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Trying to find a percentage? This hack will help. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=10" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/11-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/11-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=10" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>How did I never see this one before? </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=6" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/6-1-469x500.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.simplemost.com/math-hacks-didnt-teach-school/?psid=6" target="_blank">Simple Most</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p></div>