POWNALL GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH MULTIPLICATION TABLES

Key words for multiplication tables

Multiplication methods Reverse the question Use known facts Use doubling Separate and add up

2x tables – tips Products are EVEN DOUBLE HALVE

3x table – tips If the digits add up to 3, 6, or 9, then it's in the 3 times table

4x table – tips All the products are EVEN DOUBLE and DOUBLE AGAIN If the last 2 digits of a number are a multiple of 4, then the number is Reverse the calculation if that makes it easier.

5x and 10x tables – tips Multiples of 5 end in a 5 or a 0 Multiples of 10 always end in a 0

6x table – tips  All the products are EVEN and a multiple of 3  X3, then DOUBLE it Reverse the calculation if that makes it easier

7x table - tips 7 x 8 = 56. Just remember - 5,6,7,8 Reverse the calculation 4 rows of 7 which is the same as the sum 4 x 7. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Count them up - there are 28. It is the same as 7 x rows of 4. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

8x table – tips The products are always EVEN X4 then DOUBLE it The unit digits have a regular pattern - they go down in 2s

9x table – tips The tens go up but the units go down 1 x 9 = 9 2 x 9 = 18 3 x 9 = 27 4 x 9 = 36 5 x 9 = 45 6 x 9 = 54 The digits of the products add up to 9 18 = = 9 27 = = 9 36 = = 9

There are 6 fingers to the left and 3 fingers on the right. The answer is 63. Hold out all 10 fingers, and lower the 7th finger. The Finger Trick 7 X 9

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