The 10 Times Table

Everything you need to learn the 10 times table, from 10 × 1 = 10 to 10 × 12 = 120.

The 10 times table is the backbone of our number system. Multiplying by 10 moves every digit one place to the left.

10 times table chart

For whole numbers, 10 × 6 = 60 and 10 × 12 = 120. (Later, with decimals, children learn it’s really the digits moving place.)

10, 20, 30… Counting fingers on both hands, or coins worth ten, makes this concrete.

Knowing 10 times a number unlocks the 9s (take one group away), the 11s (add one group) and the 5s (halve it).

The 10 times table has no hard facts, but 10 × 11 = 110 and 10 × 12 = 120 are the first answers past 100.

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Play a quick round of the 10 times table in Wembuno. The game brings back the facts your child finds hardest.

What is the fastest way to learn the 10 times table?

Count in 10s, then show how 10 times facts help with the 5s, 9s and 11s.

Which facts in the 10 times table are hardest?

The 10 times table has no hard facts, but 10 × 11 = 110 and 10 × 12 = 120 are the first answers past 100.