Sixes are double threes
7 × 6 is double 7 × 3. That is double 21, which is 42.
Step 1: Let's Learn
Read it, or press Listen and follow the words.
Or fives plus one more group
7 × 6 is 7 × 5 plus one more 7: 35 and 7 makes 42.
Either road works. Use whichever fact you know better.
Six is double three
7 × 6 is 7 × 3 doubled: 21 doubled is 42. Any 6 fact can be built from the 3 fact you already know. This is the same building-from-known-tables idea as the 4s coming from the 2s.
Or five groups plus one more
7 × 6 is also 7 × 5 = 35 plus one more 7, giving 42. Two independent routes to the same answer, which is exactly what you want while a fact is still settling into memory — if the two routes disagree, one of them has a slip in it.
Every answer is even
Because 6 is even, every product in the 6 times table is even. So if you calculate 7 × 6 and get 41, you can reject it without checking anything else. Small structural checks like this are cheap and catch real mistakes.
Step 2: Try It Yourself
Tap and try it out.
7 × 6 = 42
7 × 6 = (7 × 5) + (7 × 1) = 35 + 7 = 42
The array is cut into 7 × 5 and 7 × 1. Two easier facts that add to the same total.
Step 3: Watch an Example
One step at a time.
Watch Leo Double a Three
Leo is asked for 8 × 6.
- Step 1
He recalls 8 × 3 = 24.
Step 4: Your Turn
Practice makes it stick.
The Egg Boxes
Problem 1 of 2
7 boxes each hold 6 eggs. How many eggs?
eggs
The Insects
Problem 2 of 2
9 insects each have 6 legs. How many legs?
legs
The Six Times Table
1 of 4
4 × 6 = ?
2 of 4
6 × 6 = ?
3 of 4
8 × 6 = ?
4 of 4
42 ÷ 6 = ?
Step 5: Quick Check
Show what you know.
Question 1 of 2
9 × 6 = ?
Question 2 of 2
How can you build a six fact?
What You Learned
- A six is two threes, so double the three fact.
- Or use the five fact and add one more group.
- The division facts come with them.