The 3 times table

3 times table, 1 to 12

• 3 × 1 = 3
• 3 × 2 = 6
• 3 × 3 = 9
• 3 × 4 = 12
• 3 × 5 = 15
• 3 × 6 = 18
• 3 × 7 = 21
• 3 × 8 = 24
• 3 × 9 = 27
• 3 × 10 = 30
• 3 × 11 = 33
• 3 × 12 = 36

Tricks for the 3s

• Add 3 each time: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30.
• The digits of every answer up to 3 × 12 add up to 3, 6 or 9 (3 × 7 = 21: 2 + 1 = 3).

Turn it around

3 × 7 is the same as 7 × 3. If you already know a fact from another table, you know it here too. Of the twelve 3s facts, the ones up to 3 × 2 also live in the smaller tables, so the 3s add only 10 new facts once you know the tables before them.

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