1% of 36 is .36, and .36 * 6 = 2.16. I'm a fan of this method most of the time, though the one in the OP is good for some math problems.

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6% of 36 is 0.06 * 6². 6³ = 216 so 2.16

3.6/2+0.36 = 2.16

(10% of 36 halved, so 5%, plus 1% of 36)

36% of 6 is roughly 33.(3)% of 6 which is 2.
3% of 6 is .18 so about 2.18

Yeah, now calculate 6% of 36

6x3x10 + 6x6, move decimal point 2 places to the left

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I'm a Maths teacher :-)

I usualy get the value of 1% and then multiple that back to original, so:

1% of 36 is 0.36 (just move 2 spaces) and thats times 6 which is 2.16