Multiplication

2, 3, 4 and 5 times tables

Recall the two, three, four and five times tables up to 12.

Multiplying is counting in equal jumps. 4 × 3 means three jumps of four: 4, 8, 12.

Two easy tables

To multiply by 2, just double the number. Every answer in the five times table ends in a 5 or a 0.

Have a play

This line counts in fives all the way to 60. Move along it and say each number out loud.

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Worked example

What is 4 × 6?

  1. Count on in fours, six times: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24.

    Six jumps of four is what 4 × 6 means.

Try it together

Let us work out 5 × 8 together.

Fives are quickest if you do the tens first and then halve.

    1.What is 10 × 8?

    Have a go

    Have a go on your own: 3 × 9 = ?

    Hint: Count on in threes nine times, or take three away from 30.

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    Eight questions on what you have just read. Nothing is timed, and you can play as many times as you like.

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