9 Times Table
Every fact in the 9 times table, the patterns that make it easier, and practice that keeps coming back to the ones you miss.
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9 × 8
72
9 rows of 8, or 8 rows of 9: both make 72.
- Turned round
- 8 × 9 = 72
- As division
- 72 ÷ 9 = 8
How this works: Method, 4 sources, Checked against 2 worked examples,
How this works
Method
Nine is one less than ten, so times 9 is times 10 take away one lot: 9 × 7 is 70 − 7 = 63, and 9 × 12 is 120 − 12 = 108. Full method
Sources
- Wikipedia, Divisibility rule
- Standards and Testing Agency, Multiplication tables check assessment framework (2018, updated 2022; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (2013)
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Grade 3 (3.OA.B.5, 3.OA.C.7) (2010)
How it’s tested
2 worked examples for this page are 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 9 times table
Nine is one less than ten, so times 9 is times 10 take away one lot: 9 × 7 is 70 − 7 = 63, and 9 × 12 is 120 − 12 = 108.
Up to 9 × 10, two patterns check every answer. The tens digit is one less than the number you multiply by (9 × 7 = 63, and 6 is 7 − 1), and the two digits add up to 9 (6 + 3). So 9 × 8 starts with 7 and the other digit is 2: 72.
The finger trick does the same thing with your hands. Hold up ten fingers and fold down the one for the number you are multiplying by, counting from the left. For 9 × 4, fold down the fourth finger: 3 fingers stand to its left and 6 to its right, so 36.
9 × n = 10 × n − n
- A number divides exactly by 9 when the sum of its digits does, which is why the digits of 9-table answers add up to 9 (or 18, which adds up to 9 again). Source: Wikipedia, Divisibility rule.
- 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 9 times table, × 1 to × 20
Up to 9 × 10, the tens digit is one less than the multiplier.
| Fact | Answer | Turned round | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 × 1 | 9 | 1 × 9 | 9 ÷ 9 = 1 |
| 9 × 2 | 18 | 2 × 9 | 18 ÷ 9 = 2 |
| 9 × 3 | 27 | 3 × 9 | 27 ÷ 9 = 3 |
| 9 × 4 | 36 | 4 × 9 | 36 ÷ 9 = 4 |
| 9 × 5 | 45 | 5 × 9 | 45 ÷ 9 = 5 |
| 9 × 6 | 54 | 6 × 9 | 54 ÷ 9 = 6 |
| 9 × 7 | 63 | 7 × 9 | 63 ÷ 9 = 7 |
| 9 × 8 | 72 | 8 × 9 | 72 ÷ 9 = 8 |
| 9 × 9 | 81 | 9 × 9 | 81 ÷ 9 = 9 |
| 9 × 10 | 90 | 10 × 9 | 90 ÷ 9 = 10 |
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| 9 × 11 | 99 | 11 × 9 | 99 ÷ 9 = 11 |
| 9 × 12 | 108 | 12 × 9 | 108 ÷ 9 = 12 |
| 9 × 13 | 117 | 13 × 9 | 117 ÷ 9 = 13 |
| 9 × 14 | 126 | 14 × 9 | 126 ÷ 9 = 14 |
| 9 × 15 | 135 | 15 × 9 | 135 ÷ 9 = 15 |
| 9 × 16 | 144 | 16 × 9 | 144 ÷ 9 = 16 |
| 9 × 17 | 153 | 17 × 9 | 153 ÷ 9 = 17 |
| 9 × 18 | 162 | 18 × 9 | 162 ÷ 9 = 18 |
| 9 × 19 | 171 | 19 × 9 | 171 ÷ 9 = 19 |
| 9 × 20 | 180 | 20 × 9 | 180 ÷ 9 = 20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 9 times table up to 12?
9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99 and 108.
How does the 9 times table finger trick work?
Put both hands flat with all ten fingers up. To work out 9 × 6, fold down the sixth finger from the left. The 5 fingers before it are the tens and the 4 after it are the ones: 54. It works from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10.
Why do the digits always add up to 9?
Each step adds 9, which is 10 − 1: the tens digit goes up by one and the ones digit goes down by one, so their total stays the same. That is also why any multiple of 9 has a digit sum that divides by 9.