Math · Stage 3
The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tables — and fast 2-digit times
Know the trickier tables by heart, then split a 2-digit number into tens and ones to multiply it fast: 14 × 6 = 60 + 24 = 84.
✦ Math📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can recall the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables and multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number by partitioning.
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Kavi's Market Boxes 📦
Kavi is stacking market boxes. "These sixes, sevens, eights and nines are the trickiest tables — so let's know them by heart," hoots Kavi. "And when a number gets big, like 14 × 6, I split it: 10 × 6 and 4 × 6, then add. Two easy times beat one hard one!"
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What your child will learn
1Chant the sixesNo pictures — just know them. Count in sixes and the whole table lights up: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60.
2Hops of nineThe nine table looks hard, but each hop is just a group of 9. Start at 0 and tap Hop +9: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54 — that is 6 × 9.
3Split the 2-digit numberTo multiply 14 × 6 the clever way, first split 14 into its tens and ones. Use the + and − buttons to build 14 = 1 ten and 4 ones.
4Times each part, then addHere is 14 split into 10 + 4. To find 14 × 6, multiply each part by 6, then add the two answers together.
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A peek inside
Kavi needs 7 × 8 — a tricky fact! 📦
Count on in eights: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56 — that is seven eights
Try this at home: Tricky tables: 6 × 7 = __ · 8 × 8 = __ · 9 × 7 = __
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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