9 times tableChart, tricks and free practice.
The 9 times table looks hard and is secretly one of the easiest, because it carries two watertight patterns. The digits of every answer up to 9 x 10 add up to 9 — 9 x 7 = 63, and 6 + 3 = 9. And the tens digit is always one less than the number you multiplied by. Together those two rules can reconstruct any fact in the table from scratch.
The 9 times table chart
- 9 × 1= 9
- 9 × 2= 18
- 9 × 3= 27
- 9 × 4= 36
- 9 × 5= 45
- 9 × 6= 54
- 9 × 7= 63
- 9 × 8= 72
- 9 × 9= 81
- 9 × 10= 90
- 9 × 11= 99
- 9 × 12= 108
Skip counting: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108
The pattern to look for
Tens digit is one less than the multiplier, and the two digits add up to 9. For 9 x 6: tens digit is 5, so units must be 4, giving 54.
Free practice
Test the 9 times table
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How to learn the 9 times table
The finger trick
Hold up ten fingers and fold down the one matching the multiplier. For 9 x 4, fold the fourth finger: 3 fingers to its left, 6 to its right, so 36. It works every time up to 9 x 10.
One less, then make 9
For 9 x 8: one less than 8 is 7, and 7 needs 2 to reach 9. The answer is 72. No memorising required.
Take one group from the 10s
9 x 6 = (10 x 6) - 6 = 60 - 6 = 54. This is the version that keeps working past 9 x 10, where the finger trick stops.
The fact kids miss most
9 x 12 = 108
The digit-sum rule breaks past 9 x 11, which throws children who relied on it. Use the 10s route instead: 120 - 12 = 108.
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