Step 1

Put your hands on the table in front of you.

Step 2

Your fingers represent the numbers 1 through 10.

Step 3

• Each finger to the left of the curled finger represents 10. 
• Since one finger is to the left of the curled finger, there are 5 tens or 50.  (The first number of the answer is 5)
• Each finger to the right of the curled finger represents one.  
• Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  (Or 51, 52, 53, 54)  
• 6 x 9 = 54