The 10 times table
All 12 facts in the 10 times table, why the 10s work the way they do, and a practice round just for the 10s.
Practise the 10 times table
Start in order, then try them mixed up and both ways round.
Tap or type each answer. It's marked as soon as it's right.
What is the 10 times table?
- 1 × 10 = 10
- 2 × 10 = 20
- 3 × 10 = 30
- 4 × 10 = 40
- 5 × 10 = 50
- 6 × 10 = 60
- 7 × 10 = 70
- 8 × 10 = 80
- 9 × 10 = 90
- 10 × 10 = 100
- 11 × 10 = 110
- 12 × 10 = 120
Say each fact out loud as well as reading it: "seven tens are seventy". Saying the three numbers together is how the facts stick.
When do children learn the 10 times table?
In Year 2. The national curriculum asks children to know the 2, 5 and 10 times tables by the end of Year 2, and in Year 1 they count in 2s, 5s and 10s. In the Year 4 multiplication tables check, only a few of the 25 questions come from the 2s, 5s and 10s, because children have known them the longest.
Why the 10 times table works
When you multiply by 10, each digit moves one place to the left and becomes worth ten times as much. 7 ones become 7 tens, which is 70. The 0 holds the ones place, so the 7 stays in the tens.
It helps to talk about it this way rather than as "adding a zero", because adding a zero doesn't work once children reach decimals: 10 × 0.5 is 5, not 0.50.
The 10s help with other tables
- 5s: five lots is half of ten lots. 5 × 8 is half of 80, which is 40.
- 9s: nine lots is ten lots take away one lot. 9 × 8 is 80 − 8 = 72.
- 11s and 12s: ten lots and one or two more lots. 12 × 8 is 80 + 16 = 96.
The 10s facts to watch
11 × 10 = 110 and 12 × 10 = 120.
These are the only answers in the 10s with three digits.
Patterns in the 10 times table
- Every answer ends in 0.
- From 10 to 90, the tens digit is the number you multiplied by: 6 × 10 = 60.
- Every answer is in the 2 and 5 times tables too.
Division facts for the 10 times table
Every multiplication fact gives two division facts. If 3 × 10 = 30, then 30 ÷ 10 = 3 and 30 ÷ 3 = 10. Children learn the division facts alongside the multiplication facts, not afterwards.
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2
- 30 ÷ 10 = 3
- 40 ÷ 10 = 4
- 50 ÷ 10 = 5
- 60 ÷ 10 = 6
- 70 ÷ 10 = 7
- 80 ÷ 10 = 8
- 90 ÷ 10 = 9
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10
- 110 ÷ 10 = 11
- 120 ÷ 10 = 12
Mathsley does this for you, every day
Mathsley brings back each times table fact just before your child would forget it, spots the ones they mix up, and from Year 3 uses a timer that adapts to your child instead of rushing them. Short sessions with a clear finish, no speed ranks and no leaderboards.
Sources
We check every method and fact on this page against these official documents.
- National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Department for Education). Used for: Year 2: recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers.
- Mathematics guidance: key stages 1 and 2 (Department for Education). Used for: 3NF-2: learning the 10 and 5 tables, then the 2, 4 and 8 tables, the turnaround, and division facts alongside multiplication.