// CLASSIFIED FIELD MANUAL
SARGE'S TOP 5 MATH SHORTCUTS
The mental-math hacks I drill into every recruit before MEPS. Five shortcuts. One PDF. Yours free — straight to your inbox.
- Built for AR + MK — the AFQT scoring backbone
- Cuts 4–8 seconds off every math question
- Printable one-pager. No fluff. No ads.
// WHAT'S INSIDE THE DROP
FIVE SHORTCUTS. ZERO FLUFF.
SHORTCUT 01
The 11-Times Trick
Multiply any 2-digit number by 11 in under a second. Saves you 4–6 seconds per AR question.
SHORTCUT 02
Percent Flip
18% of 50 is the same as 50% of 18. Flip the easier number forward and you're done in your head.
SHORTCUT 03
The Square-Ends Rule
Square any number ending in 5 instantly. Crushes MK questions that look like calculator bait.
SHORTCUT 04
Backsolve from Answers
When the algebra gets ugly, plug the answers in. ASVAB only gives you 4 — one of them is right.
SHORTCUT 05
The 60-Second Word Problem Map
Sarge's 4-step decode for AR word problems. Stops you from re-reading the same paragraph 3 times.