The 2 times table is doubling
You already know your doubles from Grade 2. 7 × 2 is just double 7.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
The 10 times table
Every answer ends in 0. 6 × 10 = 60, because it is 6 tens.
The 5 times table
Every answer ends in 5 or 0. And 5 is half of 10, so 6 × 5 is half of 60.
Why these three come first
The 2s are doubles, which you already knew in Grade 2. The 10s just put a zero on the end. The 5s are half the 10s. All three connect to something you can already do quickly, which is why they are learned before the rest.
Why multiplying by ten adds a zero
7 × 10 = 70 because seven tens is seven in the tens place with nothing in the ones. The digit has moved one column to the left and a zero holds its old place open. Saying "add a zero" is a fine shortcut as long as you know why it works — it will stop working when you meet decimals.
Fives are half of tens
8 × 5 must be half of 8 × 10 = 80, so it is 40. Every answer in the 5 times table ends in 0 or 5, alternating. Two independent ways to reach the same fact makes it far more likely to stick.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Tap and try it out.
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30
6 × 5 = 30
6 rows of 5 makes 30.
Step 3: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Leo Halve a Ten
Leo is asked for 8 × 5.
- Step 1
He does not count in fives all the way up.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
The Coins
Problem 1 of 2
Ana has 7 five-pence coins. How many pence is that?
pence
The Boxes
Problem 2 of 2
9 boxes each hold 10 pencils. How many pencils?
pencils
Twos, Fives, Tens
1 of 4
7 × 2 = ?
2 of 4
6 × 5 = ?
3 of 4
8 × 10 = ?
4 of 4
9 × 5 = ?
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 2
7 × 5 = ?
Question 2 of 2
What do all the answers in the 10 times table end in?
What You Learned
- The 2 times table is doubling.
- The 10 times table always ends in 0.
- A five is half of a ten, so halve the ten answer.