Grade 3 Multiplication: 8s and 9s Times Tables
Master the 8s and 9s with special tricks
What You'll Learn
- Memorize 8s times table using doubling
- Memorize 9s times table using the finger trick
- Apply strategies to solve quickly
📖The 8s - Triple Double!
8s are double the 4s, which are double the 2s! For 8 × 7: Start with 2 × 7 = 14. Double: 4 × 7 = 28. Double again: 8 × 7 = 56.
📖The 9s Finger Trick
Hold up 10 fingers. For 9 × 4, put down your 4th finger. Count fingers on the left (3) and right (6). The answer is 36!
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For 9s, the digits always add up to 9! 9 × 3 = 27, and 2 + 7 = 9. This helps you check your answer.
📖Another 9s Trick
9 is one less than 10. So 9 × 6 = 10 × 6 - 6 = 60 - 6 = 54.
Worked examples
Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.
Example 1
8 × 8 = ?
- Think of 8 groups of 8.
- Skip count by 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64
- The 8th number is 64.
- Memory helper: "I ate and ate and got sick on the floor" - 8 × 8 = 64
Answer: 64
Example 2
8 × 3 = ?
- Think of 8 groups of 3.
- Skip count by 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
- The 8th number is 24.
Answer: 24
Example 3
8 × 7 = ?
- Think of 8 groups of 7.
- Skip count by 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
- The 8th number is 56.
- Memory helper: 5, 6, 7, 8 → 56 = 7 × 8
Answer: 56
Practice Worksheets
8s and 9s Times Tables (Set A)
Learn to multiply by 8 and 9
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8s and 9s Times Tables (Set B)
More 8s and 9s practice
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8s and 9s Times Tables (Set C)
Additional 8s and 9s drill
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8s and 9s Times Tables (Set D)
Keep practicing 8s and 9s
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8s and 9s Times Tables (Set E)
Master 8s and 9s
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