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The 6 times table

The 6s are where many children start to feel times tables are hard. The good news: every 6s fact is a 5s fact plus one more group.

Practice the 6s

The 6 times table

  1. 6 × 16
  2. 6 × 212
  3. 6 × 318
  4. 6 × 424
  5. 6 × 530
  6. 6 × 636
  7. 6 × 742
  8. 6 × 848
  9. 6 × 954
  10. 6 × 1060
  11. 6 × 1166
  12. 6 × 1272

Learning the 6s

The tricky ones

6 × 7 = 42, 6 × 8 = 48 and 6 × 9 = 54 cause the most mistakes. Children often say 46 for six eights, or 36 for six sevens (mixing it up with six sixes).

Use what you know

Start from the 5s and add one group: 6 × 8 is 5 × 8 = 40, plus 8, so 48. With an even number, the answer ends in the same digit: 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 8 = 48.

Where you meet the 6s

  • Egg cartons of 6: 7 cartons hold 42 eggs.
  • Insects have 6 legs: 5 beetles have 30 legs.
  • A die has 6 faces: 4 dice have 24 faces.

See it

Count by 6s

  1. 6
  2. 12
  3. 18
  4. 24
  5. 30
  6. 36
  7. 42
  8. 48
  9. 54
  10. 60
  11. 66
  12. 72

Build it

3 × 6 = 18

Patterns and tricks

  • 6 × is 5 × plus one more group: 6 × 7 = 35 + 7.
  • 6 × an even number ends in the same digit: 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 8 = 48.

Divide by 6

Every multiplication fact has a division fact in its family: if 6 × 4 = 24, then 24 ÷ 6 = 4.

  1. 6 ÷ 61
  2. 12 ÷ 62
  3. 18 ÷ 63
  4. 24 ÷ 64
  5. 30 ÷ 65
  6. 36 ÷ 66
  7. 42 ÷ 67
  8. 48 ÷ 68
  9. 54 ÷ 69
  10. 60 ÷ 610
  11. 66 ÷ 611
  12. 72 ÷ 612

Practice the 6 times table

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