Math

I was taking a math test today and I realized that I still use a technique I learned in third grade.
It was for multiplication. We had pictures that went with short stories to help us remember the multiplication.
The one I used was the one for 6 times 8 is 48.
It was a picture of a 6 as a chef who made a birthday cake for the 8 as the kid.
"The cake is 4 dee 8"
I'm not sure if that will make sense.