Mammoth Memory

Summary of how to learn the Multiplication table

Know that 3×6 is the same as 6 ×3

×2=   Double it
     
×3=   Treble it
     
×4=   Double it and double the result
     
× 5=   Multiply by 10 and half it
     
×6=   Don't need anything but
     
    6×6= see multiply by itself mnemonic =36
     
    7×6=6×7 which is 6×6=36 then 36+6=42
     
    8×6= see mnemonic for this on 6 times table
     
×7=   Don't need anything but
     
    7×7= see multiply by itself mnemonic =49
     
    8×7 which is 7×7=49 then 49+7=56
     
×8=   Don't need anything but
     
    8×8= see multiply by itself mnemonic =64
     
×9=   Use your hands
     
×10=   Just put a zero on the end
     
× 11=   Repeat the multiplier (up to 9 x 11)
     
× 12=   Multiply by 10 and add double the number
     

See mnemonic pictures in the next section for the following:

3×3,4×4,5×5,6×6,7×7,8×8,9×9,10×10,11×11,12×12