Multiplication and times tables · Usually met around P2
Times tables 1–12
All mixed up: answer on sight.
How to do it
Method
All mixed up: answer on sight
7 × 8 = 56, 6 × 9 = 54, 12 × 4 = 48
Another way
Learn the tables
7 × 8 = 8 × 7 = 56
In full
All the tables, shuffled together. Nothing tells you 'we're on the sixes now', so this is the real test of how well you know them. You'll get more of the facts you're slow on or get wrong.
Worked examples
Have a go first, then open each one for the answer and the working.
Example 1
10 × 3
Show the answer and working
Answer: 10 × 3 = 30
10 × 3: a whole number ×10 gets a zero on the end, 3 × 10 = 30
Example 2
10 × 5
Show the answer and working
Answer: 10 × 5 = 50
10 × 5: a whole number ×10 gets a zero on the end, 5 × 10 = 50
Example 3
6 × 4
Show the answer and working
Answer: 6 × 4 = 24
6 × 4: ×4 is double, then double again, 6 × 2 = 12, 12 × 2 = 24
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