Times Tables Tips & Tricks

Master your times tables with clever tricks for every number — finger tricks for 9s, the 11s pattern, and why you only need to learn half the grid. Plus a full 12x12 table.

Times tables are the foundation of all maths. Once you know them by heart, everything else — fractions, division, percentages, algebra — gets so much easier. Here are tricks for every table to make learning them faster.

The Big Secret: You Only Need to Learn Half!

3 × 4 = 4 × 3. This is called the commutative property. It means once you learn 3 × 7 = 21, you automatically know 7 × 3 = 21. That cuts your learning in half.

Tricks for Each Table

Table	Trick
×2	Just double the number
×3	Double, then add one more
×4	Double it, then double again
×5	Multiply by 10, then halve it
×6	×3 then double (or ×2 then ×3)
×8	Double, double, double (×2×2×2)
×9	×10 then subtract the number. Or use the finger trick!
×10	Just add a zero
×11	For 11×2 to 11×9: put the two digits of the answer either side (e.g. 11×3 = 33, 11×7 = 77). Above 9, add the digits.
×12	×10 + ×2 (e.g. 12×7 = 70+14 = 84)

The 9 Times Table Finger Trick

Hold up all 10 fingers. To find 9 × 4: put down your 4th finger. You'll see 3 fingers to the left and 6 fingers to the right = 36!

It works for 9×1 through 9×10. Try it — 9×7: put down 7th finger → 6 and 3 → 63.

The Hard Ones — Burn These In

The Tricky Six

6 × 7 = 42 (Douglas Adams fans: the answer to everything!)
7 × 8 = 56 (5, 6, 7, 8 → 56 = 7×8)
8 × 6 = 48
7 × 6 = 42
8 × 7 = 56
9 × 7 = 63

Square Numbers (A Number × Itself)

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144

These come up constantly in maths. It's worth memorising them.

Full 12×12 Grid

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44	48
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70	77	84
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80	88	96
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
11	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	110	121	132
12	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	132	144

Quick Fire Practice

7 × 8 = ? (56)
6 × 9 = ? (54)
12 × 7 = ? (84)
8 × 8 = ? (64)
9 × 4 = ? (36)
11 × 12 = ? (132)

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44	48
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70	77	84
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80	88	96
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
11	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	110	121	132
12	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	132	144

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44	48
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70	77	84
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80	88	96
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
11	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	110	121	132
12	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	132	144

×	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24
3	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36
4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44	48
5	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
6	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72
7	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	56	63	70	77	84
8	8	16	24	32	40	48	56	64	72	80	88	96
9	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108
10	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120
11	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	110	121	132
12	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	132	144