An easy way to surprise your friends will be for you to memorize the following calculations:
1x9+2=11
12x9+3=111
123x9+4=1111
1234x9+5=11111
12345x9+6=111111
123456x9+7=1111111
1234567x9+8=11111111
12345678x9+9=111111111
Or:
9x9+7=88
98x9+6=888
987x9+5=8888
9876x9+4=88888
98765x9+3=888888
987654x9+2=8888888
9876543x9+1=88888888
98765432x9+0=888888888
