How it works
Threes: double, then one more. 3 × 6 is 6 + 6 + 6.
Fours: double, then double again. Sixes: five, then one more.
Turn a fact round and use the one you know.
Worked examples
Turn it round
- 3 × 6 = ?
- 3 × 6 is 6 + 6 + 6.
- 6 + 6 = 12, then 12 + 6 = 18.
- So the answer is 18.
Division
- 54 ÷ 6 = ?
- What times 6 makes 54?
- 6 × 9 = 54.
- So the answer is 9.
Fours
- 4 × 3 = ?
- Double 3 is 6. Double 6 is 12.
- So 4 × 3 = 12.
- So the answer is 12.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 4 × 2 = __
- 3 × 5 = __
- 3 × 4 = __
- 3 × 2 = __
- 1 × 3 = __
Words to know
- double
- Two times a number.
- fact
- A times or divide fact you know by heart.
Watch out for
- Doubling twice makes times four.
- Use a fact you know to get one you don't.