Primary 3 Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 Study Guide

The tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 in four short steps: growing a table one row at a time, using a fact you already know, sharing into equal groups, and fact families. Every step ends with a question for your child, and five worked examples follow.

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How do you learn the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables?

Each fact is one more group than the fact before it.

7 × 6 means 7 groups of 6. One more group adds 6 more, so 8 × 6 is 42 + 6 = 48. Each fact also answers a division. If 6 groups of 8 make 48, then 48 put into groups of 8 makes 6 groups.

In this chapter, your child uses this to:

  • build each table by adding one more group;
  • find a fact from one already known, one group more or one group fewer;
  • use a multiplication fact to find the number of groups or the number in each group;
  • write the four facts in a family, and fill in missing numbers.
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Step 1

Times tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9

Add one more row each time. One row is one group. Each new row adds the number in each row, so the 6-times table counts on in sixes: 6, 12, 18, 24 and so on. The 7, 8 and 9-times tables grow the same way, adding 7, 8 or 9 each time.

Tap One more row

Table:
61218+ 6
1 × 6 = 62 × 6 = 123 × 6 = 18
3 rows of 6: 3 × 6 = 18. Tap One more row to grow the 6-times table.
Try it

Complete this part of the 9-times table: 54, 63, ____.

▶ Watch the lesson: The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tablesPractise 10 questions →
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Step 2

Using a known multiplication fact

Start from a fact you already know. One group more adds the number in each group. One group fewer means minus the number in each group. To compare two facts from the same table, count the extra groups: that is the difference.

Tap Next

You know that 6 × 6 = 36. Find 7 × 6.

6 × 6= 36
The question tells us that 6 × 6 = 36. Here are those 6 rows of 6. Tap Next.
Try it

How much greater is 7 × 9 than 4 × 9?

▶ Watch the lesson: The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tablesPractise 10 questions →
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Step 3

Related division facts

Ask the times table first. When you know the total and the number in each group, divide to find the number of groups. When you know the total and the number of groups, divide to find the number in each group. The same multiplication fact answers both, so check which one the question asks for.

Tap Ask the table

A gardener has 54 seeds. She puts 9 seeds in each tray. How many trays does she use?

54 seeds, not yet put into trays. Each tray holds 9. Tap Ask the table.
Try it

Mr Lim shares 56 pencils equally among 8 tables. How many pencils are on each table?

▶ Watch the lesson: Related division factsPractise 9 questions →
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Step 4

Fact families for multiplication and division

One array gives four facts. Read the dots across as rows, then down as columns. Each way gives a multiplication fact and a division fact, all with the same total. Knowing the family is how your child fills in a missing number such as ____ ÷ 8 = 6.

Tap Read down

7 rows of 9
7 × 9 = 63
63 ÷ 9 = 7
Tap Read down
Tap Read down
Read across: 7 rows of 9. 7 × 9 = 63, so 63 ÷ 9 = 7. There are 7 groups of 9 in 63.
Try it

Fill in the missing number: 54 ÷ ____ = 9.

▶ Watch the lesson: Related division factsPractise 9 questions →Practise 12 mixed questions →

Primary 3 multiplication tables questions, worked step by stepHave a go at each question on paper. A hint and the lines of working open on tap.

The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tablesBasic

There are 8 boxes of muffins. Each box has 7 muffins. How many muffins are there altogether?

8 boxes with 7 muffins in each box is 8 groups of 7.
  1. 8 groups of 7 is 8 × 7.
  2. Count on in sevens: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56.
  3. 8 × 7 = 56
Answer: 56 muffins
Related division factsBasic

Siti has 72 stickers. She pastes 9 stickers on each page. How many pages does she use?

Is 9 the number of pages, or the number of stickers on each page?
  1. We know the total, 72 stickers, and the number on each page, 9.
  2. How many groups of 9 make 72? 8 × 9 = 72.
  3. 72 ÷ 9 = 8. She uses 8 pages.
Answer: 8 pages
The 6, 7, 8 and 9 tablesIntermediate

How much greater is 9 × 8 than 6 × 8?

Both facts are groups of 8. Count how many more groups 9 × 8 has.
  1. 9 × 8 is 9 groups of 8. 6 × 8 is 6 groups of 8.
  2. 9 × 8 has 9 minus 6 = 3 more groups of 8.
  3. 3 × 8 = 24
  4. So 9 × 8 is 24 greater than 6 × 8.
Answer: 24
Related division factsIntermediate

Fill in the missing number: 6 × 6 = 4 × ____

Both sides make the same total. Find it first.
  1. Both sides have the same total. 6 × 6 = 36.
  2. So 4 × ____ = 36.
  3. 36 ÷ 4 = 9, because 9 × 4 = 36.
Answer: 9
Mixed practiceChallenge

Mei Ling has 6 packets of beads with 9 beads in each packet. She uses 12 beads to make a bracelet. She puts the rest of the beads into bags of 6. How many bags does she fill?

Find all the beads first, then the beads left, then how many groups of 6 they make.
  1. Beads altogether: 6 × 9 = 54.
  2. Beads left: 54 minus 12 = 42.
  3. How many groups of 6 make 42? 7 × 6 = 42.
  4. 42 ÷ 6 = 7. She fills 7 bags.
Answer: 7 bags
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Step 5

Check yourself

Five quick questions on the four tables and their division facts. Answers are not kept, and each one suggests a set to practise.

1. What is 7 × 8?

2. You know that 6 × 9 = 54. What is 7 × 9?

3. Ravi has 48 marbles. He puts 6 marbles in each bag. How many bags does he use?

4. Fill in the missing number: ____ ÷ 9 = 7.

5. A tray holds 3 rows of 8 cakes. All the cakes are packed into boxes of 6. How many boxes are filled?

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Answer all five to see where to practise next.
For parents

Rebuild a fact from its neighbour. When your child cannot recall 8 × 7, ask for 7 × 7 and then one more row of 7. Building the answer this way keeps the tables meaningful rather than a list to recite. A few minutes on one table each day is enough.

For a division, ask your child to name the total and the size of each group before any working. Then say the table question aloud together: how many groups of 9 make 63? Each worked example is best tried on paper before its lines are opened.

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P3 Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9 lessons and practice

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