Multiplication tables for the 11 plus

You do not need to remember all 144 facts. Learn the ones you can build. Nines: ten lots, take one lot. Seven nines is seventy take seven, 63. Twelves: ten lots plus two lots. Five, eight, six, seven: 5, 6, 7, 8, so 56 is 7 times 8. And the square numbers help you: 8 times 8 is 64.

12 times 7. Ten sevens is 70, two sevens is 14. 70 plus 14 is 84.

The trap is mixing neighbouring facts. 7 times 8 is 56, but 6 times 9 is 54, and 7 times 9 is 63 while 8 times 8 is 64. If your answer is one away from a square, double check.

Part of the Arithmetic topics for the 11+.

• 2.1Mental addition and subtractionRound to a friendly number, then adjust
• 2.2Column additionCarry the ten, every time
• 2.3Column subtractionHow to borrow from a zero
• 2.5Short multiplicationMultiply first, then add the carry
• 2.6Long multiplicationTwo small jobs and one zero
• 2.7DivisionEvery digit needs an answer above it
• 2.8Order of operationsOne sum, one agreed order

Every 11 plus maths topic