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The 9 times table

The 9s are full of patterns: the tens go up while the ones go down, and the digits of each answer up to 9 × 10 add to 9. Children also love the finger trick.

Practice the 9s

The 9 times table

  1. 9 × 19
  2. 9 × 218
  3. 9 × 327
  4. 9 × 436
  5. 9 × 545
  6. 9 × 654
  7. 9 × 763
  8. 9 × 872
  9. 9 × 981
  10. 9 × 1090
  11. 9 × 1199
  12. 9 × 12108

Learning the 9s

The tricky ones

9 × 6 = 54, 9 × 7 = 63 and 9 × 8 = 72 cause trouble (54 and 45 get swapped). Checking that the digits add to 9 catches most mistakes.

Use what you know

Do 10 × and take one group away: 9 × 7 is 70 − 7 = 63. The tens digit is one less than the number you multiply by: 9 × 7 starts with 6.

Where you meet the 9s

  • Innings in a baseball game: 4 games have 36 innings.
  • A tic-tac-toe board has 9 squares: 5 boards have 45.
  • 9 players on a team: 6 teams need 54 players.

See it

Count by 9s

  1. 9
  2. 18
  3. 27
  4. 36
  5. 45
  6. 54
  7. 63
  8. 72
  9. 81
  10. 90
  11. 99
  12. 108

Build it

3 × 9 = 27

Patterns and tricks

  • The tens go up and the ones go down: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 …
  • Up to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to 9.
  • 9 × is 10 × take away one group: 9 × 6 = 60 − 6.
  • Finger trick: hold up 10 fingers and fold down finger number 4. Three fingers to the left are tens, six to the right are ones: 9 × 4 = 36.

The finger trick

9 × 4 = 36

Divide by 9

Every multiplication fact has a division fact in its family: if 9 × 4 = 36, then 36 ÷ 9 = 4.

  1. 9 ÷ 91
  2. 18 ÷ 92
  3. 27 ÷ 93
  4. 36 ÷ 94
  5. 45 ÷ 95
  6. 54 ÷ 96
  7. 63 ÷ 97
  8. 72 ÷ 98
  9. 81 ÷ 99
  10. 90 ÷ 910
  11. 99 ÷ 911
  12. 108 ÷ 912

Practice the 9 times table

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