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Double, double, double
8 is 2 × 2 × 2. For 7 × 8, double 7 three times: 14, 28, 56.
Year 3 · Free practice
The 8 times table
Learn it, practise it, then play it. Take a free penalty against the 8 times table, print the chart for the fridge, and pick up the tricks that make the hard ones stick.
- No timerunless you want one
- 10questions a set
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Penalty practice · 8×
Training: no timer. Take your time and get it right.
Goals: 0 · no leaderboard, just your best
8 times table chart
Every answer is even, and the last digits repeat: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0.
- 1 × 88
- 2 × 816
- 3 × 824
- 4 × 832
- 5 × 840
- 6 × 848
- 7 × 856
- 8 × 864
- 9 × 872
- 10 × 880
- 11 × 888
- 12 × 896
Highlighted: the facts worth extra practice.
How to learn the 8 times table
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Double the 4s
Every 8 fact is a 4 fact doubled. 6 × 4 = 24, so 6 × 8 = 48.
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Spot the pattern
The last digits go 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then start again. If an answer is odd, it is wrong.
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5, 6, 7, 8
The trickiest fact says itself in order: 56 = 7 × 8.
A tip for parents
Accuracy first, speed later. Five calm minutes a day beats a long, stressful session. Start in Training mode with no timer, and switch to Match only once your child gets most answers right.
Children in England learn the 8 times table in Year 3, and are tested on all tables to 12 × 12 in the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check.
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8 times table questions parents ask
What is the 8 times table?
The answers you get by multiplying 8 by 1 to 12: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88 and 96.
What is the quickest way to learn the 8 times table?
8 is 2 × 2 × 2. For 7 × 8, double 7 three times: 14, 28, 56. Every 8 fact is a 4 fact doubled. 6 × 4 = 24, so 6 × 8 = 48.
When do children learn the 8 times table?
In Year 3, alongside the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, under the national curriculum in England.
Is the 8 times table in the Multiplication Tables Check?
Yes. The Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check asks 25 questions from all the tables up to 12 × 12, with 6 seconds for each.