12 Times Table
Every fact in the 12 times table, the patterns that make it easier, and practice that keeps coming back to the ones you miss.
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12 × 8
96
12 rows of 8, or 8 rows of 12: both make 96.
- Turned round
- 8 × 12 = 96
- As division
- 96 ÷ 12 = 8
How this works: Method, 3 sources, Checked against 1 worked example,
How this works
Method
Twelve is ten and two, so 12 × n is 10 × n plus 2 × n. For 12 × 7: 70 + 14 = 84. For 12 × 9: 90 + 18 = 108. Both parts are easy, and adding them is the only real work. Full method
Sources
- Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013)
- Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (2018, updated 2022; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Grade 3 (3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.C.7) (2010)
How it’s tested
One worked example for this page is checked by automated tests before every release: given the inputs, the tool must show the expected answer.
Changes
- First published: the chart from 1–10 to 1–20, practice with progress for each person, printable charts and sheets, the 2 to 12 tables and check practice.
Patterns and tricks in the 12 times table
Twelve is ten and two, so 12 × n is 10 × n plus 2 × n. For 12 × 7: 70 + 14 = 84. For 12 × 9: 90 + 18 = 108. Both parts are easy, and adding them is the only real work.
Twelve also splits as 3 × 4 and 2 × 6, so the 12 table is the 6 table doubled (6 × 8 = 48, 12 × 8 = 96) and the 3 table times four. Its answers are all even and all multiples of 3, which makes them quick to check.
Twelve shows up wherever things come in dozens: 12 inches in a foot, 12 months in a year, 12 eggs in a box. Three years is 12 × 3 = 36 months, and the last fact on the usual chart, 12 × 12 = 144, is a gross.
12 × n = 10 × n + 2 × n
- England’s national curriculum expects pupils to have memorised their multiplication tables up to and including 12 × 12 by the end of year 4. Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013).
- The Standards and Testing Agency treats the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables as the hardest, and puts more of them in England’s year 4 multiplication tables check. Source: Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (2018, updated 2022; Open Government Licence v3.0).
The 12 times table, × 1 to × 20
Ten lots plus two lots.
| Fact | Answer | Turned round | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 × 1 | 12 | 1 × 12 | 12 ÷ 12 = 1 |
| 12 × 2 | 24 | 2 × 12 | 24 ÷ 12 = 2 |
| 12 × 3 | 36 | 3 × 12 | 36 ÷ 12 = 3 |
| 12 × 4 | 48 | 4 × 12 | 48 ÷ 12 = 4 |
| 12 × 5 | 60 | 5 × 12 | 60 ÷ 12 = 5 |
| 12 × 6 | 72 | 6 × 12 | 72 ÷ 12 = 6 |
| 12 × 7 | 84 | 7 × 12 | 84 ÷ 12 = 7 |
| 12 × 8 | 96 | 8 × 12 | 96 ÷ 12 = 8 |
| 12 × 9 | 108 | 9 × 12 | 108 ÷ 12 = 9 |
| 12 × 10 | 120 | 10 × 12 | 120 ÷ 12 = 10 |
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| 12 × 11 | 132 | 11 × 12 | 132 ÷ 12 = 11 |
| 12 × 12 | 144 | 12 × 12 | 144 ÷ 12 = 12 |
| 12 × 13 | 156 | 13 × 12 | 156 ÷ 12 = 13 |
| 12 × 14 | 168 | 14 × 12 | 168 ÷ 12 = 14 |
| 12 × 15 | 180 | 15 × 12 | 180 ÷ 12 = 15 |
| 12 × 16 | 192 | 16 × 12 | 192 ÷ 12 = 16 |
| 12 × 17 | 204 | 17 × 12 | 204 ÷ 12 = 17 |
| 12 × 18 | 216 | 18 × 12 | 216 ÷ 12 = 18 |
| 12 × 19 | 228 | 19 × 12 | 228 ÷ 12 = 19 |
| 12 × 20 | 240 | 20 × 12 | 240 ÷ 12 = 20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 12 times table up to 12?
12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132 and 144.
What is 12 × 12?
144, the largest square on a 1 to 12 chart, also called a gross. Ten twelves are 120 and two more twelves are 24, so 144.
Do I need to learn the 12 times table?
England’s curriculum expects tables up to 12 × 12 by the end of year 4, and the check in June includes the 12 table. The US Common Core asks for products of one-digit numbers, but the 12s are worth knowing for anything sold or measured in dozens.