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# Times tables (age 7+)

Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4, and 8 multiplication tables

Subject: Mathematics · Area: Multiplication & Division · Ages 7 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/times-tables-age-7-mt_wQ89AEXhz3

## Ready when they can

- Recall 3 × 1 through 3 × 12 and corresponding division facts
- Recall 4 × 1 through 4 × 12 and corresponding division facts
- Recall 8 × 1 through 8 × 12 and corresponding division facts

## Lesson: Fast facts: the 3, 4, and 8 times tables

You already know how to skip count by 4s and 8s. Counting by 3s uses the same idea: you jump by 3 each time. Times tables use that same counting, but faster: instead of counting up in your head, you just remember the answer, like 3 x 6 = 18.

*(drawing: 3 rows of 4 make 12 in total. That's 3 x 4 = 12, and also 4 x 3 = 12.)*

**Example.** Priya has 32 pencils to share into 4 equal boxes. She remembers 4 x 8 = 32, so she knows right away that each box gets 8 pencils, with no counting needed.

**Tip.** Every times table fact hides a division fact inside it. If you know 8 x 6 = 48, you also know 48 divided by 8 = 6 and 48 divided by 6 = 8.

**Recap.** Learn the 3, 4, and 8 times tables so well that the answers just pop into your head, for multiplying and for dividing.

## Practice

20 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Times tables](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/times-tables-mt_HhuSDxwDNM)
- [Skip Counting (4s, 8s, 50s, 100s)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/skip-counting-4s-8s-50s-100s-mt_IzQvs7k_sE)

## Opens up

- [Extending Table Patterns](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/extending-table-patterns-mt_2jbUekyTu4)
- [Written Multiplication & Division](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/written-multiplication-and-division-mt_DyGBW3ZHh3)
- [Division as Unknown Factor](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/division-as-unknown-factor-mt_GDG9_SZmsO)
- [All times tables to 12×12](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/all-times-tables-to-12-12-mt_K5jM7vlVhA)
- [Fluent multiplication and division facts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/fluent-multiplication-and-division-facts-mt_WX30dzi4dt)