Nor when I left a (dire) public school in 1965. However, I do have
a degree in mathematics ....

On the matter of multiplication tables, I didn't learn mine until
I was well into my teens, and 7x8 was always my bugbear - however,
I could work out the answer fast enough that the teachers never
realised, so I never got punished for it (sic). 7x8 = 2 x 7x4
or 7x8 = 7x7 + 7.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Many people can tell you straight away that 7x8=56 but have to think about
8x7?

It's always this calculation tha springs to mind.

Bill