Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings

Being able to multiply quickly makes all parts of arithmetic and mathematics easier and faster. Here you will find a way to keep the tables in your memory without any problems and permanently.

To step

1. First learn a number of fixed rules:
   • 0 times any number is 0 (0x8 = 0);
   • 1 time any number is the same number (1x8 = 8);
   • 10 times a random number is the same number followed by a 0 (10x8 = 80)
2. The table of 2. First practice this by adding 2 to 20. Then practice: 2 x 6 = 6 + 6 = 12. 2 x 8 = 8 + 8 = 16.
3. The table of 5. Practice this by adding 5 to 50. Write the sums down in a list. Look for repeating patterns. See if you can find a trick to remember them.
4. Find a table with the tables online and print it out. Mark the parts you already know. If you already know the 1, 2, 5 and 10 tables, it is a relief that you only have to memorize 21 short sums. Remember that 7 x 6 is the same as 6 x 7.
5. Select one table at a time to remember. This means multiplying by 2, 3 etc. Start with the simple tables like 2, 5, 10 and 11. Once you get to the more difficult tables like 7 and 8, you are well on your way.
6. Link what you have learned to something from everyday life. For example: 8 weeks = 56 days.
7. Ask everyone around you to test you. This helps to store the newly learned in your memory. They can ask any of the 4 questions.
8. If you know these tables, move on to the next. There are only 36 sums you need to learn if you know the rules for 0, 1, and 10.
9. Play math games. After mastering the tables you can play games to increase your speed. Use Startpage or Google to search for "learn math tricks" to find fun games and more explanations.

Tips

• Multiplication is the same as repeated addition.
  • eg: you add 3 twice to a problem like 3x2.
• One of the reasons for using multiplications is that you can predict the outcome of a particular repeated addition. If you always add 2 together, you can immediately see what the answer is with multiplication, as long as you know how often you add. Multiplication, like the use of variables, is a way of shortening arithmetic operations.
• Play games like Yahtzee and Triominos to learn addition and multiplication faster.
• Write the tables on pieces of paper and place them in different places. Try to remember which table is where.
• By practicing the multiplication tables often enough, you will find that you have memorized them at some point.
• Studying with someone else is always more fun and the chance of success is higher. You can try to learn the same table or quiz each other.
• Reward yourself for success, but don't punish yourself for forgetting something. Then see what the correct answer is and repeat it one more time.

Warnings

• Never try to learn more than one table per day or you will confuse them.