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Times Tables Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks for Every Times Table

Pick a times table to discover simple patterns, shortcuts and real-world tricks that make multiplication click.

It's just doubling!

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Digits add up to 3, 6 or 9

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Double, then double again

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Always ends in 0 or 5

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Even × 3, or triple the 2s

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The tricky one — broken down

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Double, double, double!

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The amazing finger trick

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10×

Just add a zero

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11×

Double the digit

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12×

The 10s plus the 2s

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