Grade 3 Multiplication: 6s and 7s Times Tables

Learn the challenging 6s and 7s times tables

What You'll Learn

Memorize 6s times table
Memorize 7s times table
Use known facts to find unknown facts

📖The 6s Times Table

6s are tricky, but here is a pattern: When you multiply 6 by an even number, the answer ends in the same digit! 6 × 2 = 12, 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 6 = 36, 6 × 8 = 48.

📖The 7s Times Table

7s are the hardest for most students. The good news: you already know most of them from other tables! 7 × 2, 7 × 3, 7 × 4, etc.

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By the time you learn 6s and 7s, you only have a few new facts to memorize. The rest you already know!

📖Breaking Apart Strategy

For 7 × 6, think: 7 × 5 = 35, plus 7 × 1 = 7. So 7 × 6 = 35 + 7 = 42.

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

Example 1
6 × 2 = ?
1. Think of 6 groups of 2.
2. Skip count by 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
3. The 6th number is 12.
4. 2s trick: Just double the number!
Answer: 12
Example 2
7 × 7 = ?
1. Think of 7 groups of 7.
2. Skip count by 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49
3. The 7th number is 49.
Answer: 49
Example 3
7 × 5 = ?
1. Think of 7 groups of 5.
2. Skip count by 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35
3. The 7th number is 35.
4. 5s trick: 7 × 5 = half of 7 × 10 = half of 70 = 35
Answer: 35