Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES → SHAME

Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES → SHAME

Mnemonic device

The Magnificent Seven: 7 x 6 = 42 and 7 x 7 = 49

7 x 6 = 42: The Magnificent Seven got Sick (six) from eating Fort E Stew (forty-two).
7 x 7 = 49: The Magnificent Seven capture Fort E and say, "Fort E, mine!"

Explanation

This is a handy memory tip for two multiplication facts, both built around a picture of a fort with a flag showing the letter E ("Fort E"):

For 7 x 6 = 42, picture the Magnificent Seven getting sick (six) from eating "Fort E Stew" (forty-two).
For 7 x 7 = 49, picture the Magnificent Seven capturing Fort E and shouting, "Fort E, mine!" (forty-nine).

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