Ten lots plus two lots
12 × 8 = 80 + 16 = 96. Split the 12 into 10 and 2, multiply both, add them together. Two easy sums instead of one hard fact.
12 times table
The 12 times table is the last one most schools teach, and it is far friendlier than its size suggests. Every answer is ten lots plus two lots, so if you know the 10s and the 2s you can rebuild the whole table on the spot.
The 12 times table
- 12 1 12
- 12 2 24
- 12 3 36
- 12 4 48
- 12 5 60
- 12 6 72
- 12 7 84
- 12 8 96
- 12 9 108
- 12 10 120
- 12 11 132
- 12 12 144
12 × n = (10 × n) + (2 × n). For 12 × 7: 70 + 14 = 84.
The six-step plan
Work down the steps in order. Each one asks a bit more of you than the last, and the medals stay on this device so you can pick up where you left off.
Your progress
0 of 6 steps doneSay the whole table out loud twice, then once more without looking. Hearing yourself say it is what makes it stick.
Type the answers from 12 × 1 down to 12 × 12. In order is the easy version — you can lean on the one above.
Drag each answer onto its question. Tap an answer and then a question if you would rather not drag.
Same twelve facts, jumbled up. This is where you find out which ones you actually know.
Pick the right answer before the bar runs out. Speed matters here — a fact you know takes under three seconds.
Twelve questions, no clues, one minute. Get them all right and the 12 times table is yours.
Games for the 12 times table
Every game below is set to the 12 times table already. Change the tables inside the game whenever you want a bigger challenge.
Quick Practice
–Straight questions, no clock, no pressure.
True or False
–Is the answer right, or not?
Mixed Practice
–Every kind of question, all shuffled together.
Test Mode
–A graded quiz, marked at the end.
Speed Test
–How many can you answer before the clock stops?
1 Minute Test
–Sixty seconds. How far can you get?
Tricks for the 12 times table
Double the 6 times table
If 6 × 9 = 54 is solid, then 12 × 9 = 108. Every 12 fact is a doubled 6 fact.
Dozens are everywhere
Eggs, buns, months in a year, hours on a clock. Counting real dozens gives this table a meaning that pure drill never will.
12 times table word problems
Knowing 12 × 7 is one thing; spotting that a question needs 12 × 7 is another. Work these out on paper first, then check.
Months over the years
There are 12 months in a year. How many months are there in 7 years?
Show the working
12 months × 7 years = 84
84 months.
A dozen eggs
A shop sells 9 dozen eggs in a morning. How many eggs is that?
Show the working
12 eggs × 9 dozen = 108
108 eggs.
Inches in feet
There are 12 inches in a foot. A plank is 6 feet long. How many inches is that?
Show the working
12 inches × 6 feet = 72
72 inches.
12 times table chart
Print this chart and put it somewhere it will be seen — on the fridge, inside a pencil case, above a desk. A chart that is glanced at ten times a day beats one that is studied once.
| 12 × 1 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 12 × 2 | 24 |
| 12 × 3 | 36 |
| 12 × 4 | 48 |
| 12 × 5 | 60 |
| 12 × 6 | 72 |
| 12 × 7 | 84 |
| 12 × 8 | 96 |
| 12 × 9 | 108 |
| 12 × 10 | 120 |
| 12 × 11 | 132 |
| 12 × 12 | 144 |
Print the 12 times table worksheets
Five ready-made worksheets for the 12 times table, with answer keys, plus a generator if you want to choose the question types yourself.
Questions about the 12 times table
What is the 12 times table?
12 × 1 = 12, 12 × 2 = 24, 12 × 3 = 36, 12 × 4 = 48, 12 × 5 = 60, 12 × 6 = 72, 12 × 7 = 84, 12 × 8 = 96, 12 × 9 = 108, 12 × 10 = 120, 12 × 11 = 132, 12 × 12 = 144.
What is the easiest way to do the 12 times table?
Break 12 into 10 + 2. For 12 × 7, work out 10 × 7 = 70 and 2 × 7 = 14, then add them for 84. You only ever need the 10 and 2 times tables.
What is 12 × 12?
12 × 12 = 144. It is the biggest fact in the standard 1–12 grid and the last one most children learn.
Learn the other times tables
Twelve tables, and you already know more of them than you think. Every fact you learn here shows up in another table too.