Help choosing a system for mental math

Have a look here if you want to: How can I start mental calculating - #33 by bjoern.gumboldt

…or just half of 2400 and then adding 3 x 24

…using 100 as a base:

87 -13
99  -1

either across 87 - 1 = 86 or 99 - 13 = 86 or as 100 - 13 - 1 = 86 is your left and side and 1 * 13 is your right hand side.