Egyptian Multiplication Method

Dating back to Ancient Egypt, this method does not require memorization of all multiplication tables. 
It relies only on the ability to add and multiply by 2. This could be a fun math lesson to explore at the end of the year to demonstrate an alternative method to multiplication.  This method is not meant to be demonstrated as a primary method of multiplying, but rather to show how the use of numbers has changed over time and culture. This would be great if Ancient Egypt is a topic that you have been exploring with your class.

Check out the tutorial below to see how it works.

Thank you to Maisonet Math for sharing this video tutorial!