The 9 times table
All 12 facts in the 9 times table, how to work them out from the 10s, the patterns, and a practice round just for the 9s.
Practise the 9 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 9 times table?
- 1 × 9 = 9
- 2 × 9 = 18
- 3 × 9 = 27
- 4 × 9 = 36
- 5 × 9 = 45
- 6 × 9 = 54
- 7 × 9 = 63
- 8 × 9 = 72
- 9 × 9 = 81
- 10 × 9 = 90
- 11 × 9 = 99
- 12 × 9 = 108
Say each fact out loud as well as reading it: "nine sevens are sixty-three". Saying the three numbers together is how the facts stick.
When do children learn the 9 times table?
In Year 4. The national curriculum asks children to know all their times tables up to 12 × 12 by the end of Year 4. In June, children in England take the multiplication tables check. The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables get the most questions in the check.
How to work out a 9s fact
Nine lots of a number is ten lots, take away one lot:
- 9 × 7: 10 × 7 = 70, and 70 − 7 = 63.
- 9 × 12: 10 × 12 = 120, and 120 − 12 = 108.
This works because next door answers in any times table are one group apart. Each step along the 9 times table adds 9:
The 9s are learned with the 3s and 6s.
The 9s facts children find trickiest
9 × 6 = 54, 9 × 7 = 63, 9 × 8 = 72 and 9 × 12 = 108.
Ten lots take away one lot is the quickest way to check any of these.
Patterns in the 9 times table
- From 9 to 90, the digits of each answer add up to 9: 36 is 3 + 6 = 9, 72 is 7 + 2 = 9.
- From 9 to 90, the tens digit goes up by 1 each time and the ones digit goes down by 1: 18, 27, 36, 45.
- For 1 × 9 up to 10 × 9, the tens digit is one less than the number you're multiplying by: 9 × 7 = 63, and 6 is one less than 7.
The finger trick for the 9s
This is a trick some families like. It's best used after the ways above, because they show why the answers are what they are. It only works from 1 × 9 to 10 × 9.
Hold up all 10 fingers. To find 9 × 4, fold down the 4th finger from the left. There are 3 fingers to the left of it and 6 to the right, so the answer is 36.
Division facts for the 9 times table
Every multiplication fact gives two division facts. If 3 × 9 = 27, then 27 ÷ 9 = 3 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9. Children learn the division facts alongside the multiplication facts, not afterwards.
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2
- 27 ÷ 9 = 3
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4
- 45 ÷ 9 = 5
- 54 ÷ 9 = 6
- 63 ÷ 9 = 7
- 72 ÷ 9 = 8
- 81 ÷ 9 = 9
- 90 ÷ 9 = 10
- 99 ÷ 9 = 11
- 108 ÷ 9 = 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 4: recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12.
- Mathematics guidance: key stages 1 and 2 (Department for Education). Used for: 4NF-1 and 4MD-3: the order the tables are learned in, the turnaround, next door multiples, and deriving facts from known ones.