one less than six is five! It must be fifty something.

Teacher : Johnny? Nine times six! Do you know?.

John, thinking : Nine times six, nine times six.

Teacher : Johnny? Stand up! What is nine times six?.

or playing one of the Times Tables Games elsewhere on this site. Just imagine a child called upon for an on-the-spot test. Your child can use these two patterns to help remember the nine times tables, at least up to 9x10. Whoa there! Let's not go overboard here (although, the pattern would still work) Note that every single result leads to nine!. They should end up with something like this table. If they get a number with more than one digit, do it again.

Well, that might help remember the tens digit, but what about the ones digit?Īsk your child to add up the digits in the results. To do this subtraction, we need to borrow one from the tens digit of 10 x something, so we get the rule given above. For example, 9 x 7 equals (10-1) x 7, which is just 10 x 7 - 1 x 7. According to the rule of arithmetic called the 'distributive law', ten-minus-one times something is just ten-times-something minus one-times-something. Nine times something is ten-minus-one times something. Now that's one rule that should make things easier to remember. The tens digit of nine times something is something minus one! That's right! At least up to nine times ten, you have this rule : If you have a look at the tens digits here, you'll see a very interesting pattern, especially in the first ten rows : By the way, you might like to download the printable nine times table chart on this site, and stick it to the wall of your classroom, or your kid's bedroom!

Let's have a look at the nine times table. Keep in mind that these patterns will mean infinitely more to your children if you can somehow coax them to realize the rule for themselves, rather than just pointing it out to them. You can use this page to show your kids the hidden patterns in the nine times tables, and make it easier for them to learn.

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Have a closer look at the nine times tables. Elsewhere on this site, I gave some general times tables tips.

Multiplication games for 9s tables