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Threes, fours and sixes
3️⃣three4️⃣four6️⃣six✖️times
Threes, fours and sixes.
The big ideaDouble, then one more. Double, then double again. Five, then one more.

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.

Fours• double: 3 × 2 = 6• double again: 12Sixes• 5 × 3 = 15• one more 3: 18
Tricks.

Example 1: Turn it round

  1. 3 × 6 = ?
  2. 3 × 6 is 6 + 6 + 6.
  3. 6 + 6 = 12, then 12 + 6 = 18.
  4. So the answer is 18.

Example 2: Division

  1. 54 ÷ 6 = ?
  2. What times 6 makes 54?
  3. 6 × 9 = 54.
  4. So the answer is 9.

Example 3: Fours

  1. 4 × 3 = ?
  2. Double 3 is 6. Double 6 is 12.
  3. So 4 × 3 = 12.
  4. So the answer is 12.

Words to know

double
Two times a number.
fact
A times or divide fact you know by heart.

Watch out

Try it

  1. 30 ÷ 3 = ?
  2. 5 × 6 = ?
  3. 4 × 1 = ?
Answers: 1. 10 · 2. 30 · 3. 4
For grown-upsPractise by skip counting: 6, 12, 18, 24.
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