memorizing multiplication table enables kids to think past just multiplication and see the patterns and shortcuts. for example instead of multiplying 47*30 one

memorizing multiplication table enables kids to think past just multiplication and see the patterns and shortcuts. for example instead of multiplying 47*30 one can multiply 50*30 and subtract 3*30 the real benefit is the mathematical muscle gained while doing the memorization and identifying patterns. same reason people are running treadmill not to get to the destination point, and despite having cars which are faster than running