cross-multiply

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The best thing that ever came out of reviewing for the GRE is learning how to cross-multiply.

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  • The Yankees are six games out with six games to play, making their magic number, hmm, let's see, carry the one, cross-multiply, divide by x, aaaanndd … I feel like a crazy person for even bothering to note this but I can't help it.
  • The best thing that ever came out of reviewing for the GRE is learning how to cross-multiply. —  Bulletproofvest
  • The "cross-multiply" method say to multiply the top and bottom numbers crosswise. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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