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Multiplication Magic

Medium⏱ 20 min
Counters arranged in neat rows and columns to show a multiplication array
📷 dalecruse · CC BY 2.0

is a way to add the many . The (×) . For , 3 × 4 of 3, which is 12. of 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, you can just say 3 × 4 = 12.

The to a is called the . Two : any 1 the (5 × 1 = 5), and any 0 is 0 (5 × 0 = 0).

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Just like , you can the : 2 × 5 is the as 5 × 2 — both 10. This you only need to of your !

🔗 Match each times sum to its product.

  • 2 × 3

  • 4 × 2

  • 5 × 5

  • 3 × 3

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: 2, 4, 6, 8 is in 2s — the 2 ! For the 5 , 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.

A colourful abacus with rows of beads for skip-counting in groups
📷 Aliva Sahoo · CC BY 4.0

You can as and , called an . of is 3 × 4 = 12 in a . Because you can the on its , 3 × 4 and 4 × 3 the — both 12.

3 × 4 = 12🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵3 × 4 = 12
An array: 3 rows of 4 makes 12. Turn it on its side and it becomes 4 rows of 3 — still 12!
×12345
112345
2246810
33691215
448121620
5510152025
A multiplication square. Pick a row and a column — where they meet is the product (3 and 4 meet at 12).

🧩 Skip-count in 3s. Put the 3 times table in order.

  1. 15
  2. 12
  3. 9
  4. 6
  5. 3

Number line from 0 to 120123456789101112+3+3+3+3
Skip-counting in 3s: four equal jumps of 3 land on 12. That's why 3 × 4 = 12.
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by 10 is — just add a ! 6 × 10 = 60, and 9 × 10 = 90. To by 100, add two : 6 × 100 = 600.

A printed multiplication square chart showing rows and columns of products
📷 121 Unbiunium · CC BY-SA 4.0

🃏 Flip a card to check your times tables.

Tap each card to see the answer.

The with the 4 : a , then again. For 4 × 6, 6 to get 12, then 12 to get 24. So 4 × 6 = 24.

✍️ Fill in the multiplication facts.

The to a is called the . And 7 × 10 = .

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For the 9 , the add up to 9: 9 × 3 = 27 (2 + 7 = 9), and 9 × 4 = 36 (3 + 6 = 9). A way to !

Wooden number blocks set out in equal rows to picture times tables
📷 Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0

🗂️ Sort each product into the correct times table.

  • 15

  • 40

  • 25

  • 70

Quiz time! 📝

Multiplication Quiz

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What is 3 × 4?

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