8 times tableChart, tricks and free practice.
The 8 times table is doubling three times over. To find 8 x 6, double 6 to 12, double again to 24, and double once more to 48. The sequence is 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96 — and the last digits repeat in a fixed loop: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0.
The 8 times table chart
- 8 × 1= 8
- 8 × 2= 16
- 8 × 3= 24
- 8 × 4= 32
- 8 × 5= 40
- 8 × 6= 48
- 8 × 7= 56
- 8 × 8= 64
- 8 × 9= 72
- 8 × 10= 80
- 8 × 11= 88
- 8 × 12= 96
Skip counting: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96
The pattern to look for
The final digits cycle 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and then repeat. Every answer is even, and each one drops by 2 in the units column.
Free practice
Test the 8 times table
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How to learn the 8 times table
Double three times
8 x 7: 7 to 14, 14 to 28, 28 to 56. Slower than recall but almost never wrong, which matters more while facts are still settling.
Follow the units loop
8, 16, 24, 32, 40 — the units digits fall 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and start again. If an answer breaks that loop, it is wrong.
Use 10 minus 2
8 x 9 = (10 x 9) - (2 x 9) = 90 - 18 = 72. Handy for the larger multipliers where tripling the double gets tiring.
The fact kids miss most
8 x 7 = 56
The same fact that tops the 7 times table, approached from the other side. Learning it once, in both orders, removes two of the hardest entries in the grid at the same time.
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