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3 times table

Count in threes, then check yourself with a pattern: the digits of every answer add up to 3, 6 or 9.

The 3 times table, 1 to 12

  1. 3 × 1 = 3
  2. 3 × 2 = 6
  3. 3 × 3 = 9
  4. 3 × 4 = 12
  5. 3 × 5 = 15
  6. 3 × 6 = 18
  7. 3 × 7 = 21
  8. 3 × 8 = 24
  9. 3 × 9 = 27
  10. 3 × 10 = 30
  11. 3 × 11 = 33
  12. 3 × 12 = 36
Show the 3 times table from 13 to 20
  1. 3 × 13 = 39
  2. 3 × 14 = 42
  3. 3 × 15 = 45
  4. 3 × 16 = 48
  5. 3 × 17 = 51
  6. 3 × 18 = 54
  7. 3 × 19 = 57
  8. 3 × 20 = 60
3 TIMES TABLE QUIZ12 questions · no timer

All twelve facts, in a mixed order.

3 × ?

Type each answer. A right answer moves on by itself; after two misses you are shown the fact.

How to learn the 3 times table

Double it, then add one more

Three of something is two of it plus one more. For 3 × 7, double 7 to get 14 and add another 7 to reach 21. For 3 × 12, double 12 is 24, and 24 + 12 = 36. This works for any number, not only the ones on the chart.

The digit-sum check

Add the digits of any answer in the 3 times table and you get 3, 6 or 9, in that order, over and over: 3, 6, 9, then 12 (1 + 2 = 3), 15 (1 + 5 = 6), 18 (1 + 8 = 9), and so on. It also works as a test. 87 is a multiple of 3 because 8 + 7 = 15, and 15 is.

Every last digit appears once

The first ten answers end in 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7 and 0. Each digit shows up exactly once before the pattern repeats, so the last digit alone tells you which fact you are looking at. An answer below 30 that ends in 7 has to be 27.

Facts worth a second look

  • 3 × 6 = 18Double 6 is 12, plus 6 more.
  • 3 × 7 = 21Double 7 is 14, plus 7.
  • 3 × 8 = 24Double 8 is 16, plus 8. Two dozen.
  • 3 × 9 = 273 × 10 = 30, minus one 3. The digits 2 and 7 add to 9.
PRINTABLE

3 times table worksheet

24 questions: the twelve facts, then the same facts turned around, with a gap, or as a division. The answer key prints on its own page.

3 times table worksheet

24 questions · multiplication and division facts

NameDateScore/ 24

  1. 3 × 12 =
  2. 3 × 10 =
  3. 3 × 6 =
  4. 3 × 4 =
  5. 3 × 1 =
  6. 3 × 11 =
  7. 3 × 2 =
  8. 3 × 5 =
  9. 3 × 7 =
  10. 3 × 8 =
  11. 3 × 3 =
  12. 3 × 9 =
  13. 7 × 3 =
  14. 3 × = 6
  15. 15 ÷ 3 =
  16. 9 ÷ 3 =
  17. 3 × = 18
  18. 3 ÷ 3 =
  19. 12 × 3 =
  20. 3 × = 30
  21. 24 ÷ 3 =
  22. 9 × 3 =
  23. 3 × = 12
  24. 33 ÷ 3 =

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Answer key

3 times table worksheet

  1. 3 × 12 = 36
  2. 3 × 10 = 30
  3. 3 × 6 = 18
  4. 3 × 4 = 12
  5. 3 × 1 = 3
  6. 3 × 11 = 33
  7. 3 × 2 = 6
  8. 3 × 5 = 15
  9. 3 × 7 = 21
  10. 3 × 8 = 24
  11. 3 × 3 = 9
  12. 3 × 9 = 27
  13. 7 × 3 = 21
  14. 3 × 2 = 6
  15. 15 ÷ 3 = 5
  16. 9 ÷ 3 = 3
  17. 3 × 6 = 18
  18. 3 ÷ 3 = 1
  19. 12 × 3 = 36
  20. 3 × 10 = 30
  21. 24 ÷ 3 = 8
  22. 9 × 3 = 27
  23. 3 × 4 = 12
  24. 33 ÷ 3 = 11

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Questions about the 3 times table

How can you tell if a number is divisible by 3?

Add its digits. If the total is a multiple of 3, so is the number. For 417, 4 + 1 + 7 = 12, and 12 is a multiple of 3, so 417 is too.

What is 3 × 12?

36. Double 12 is 24, and one more 12 makes 36.

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