The finger trick
Hold up ten fingers. For 9 × 4, fold down the fourth finger. Three fingers stand to its left and six to its right: 36. It works for every fact from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10.
9 times table
The 9 times table looks like one of the harder ones and is secretly one of the easiest. It has more patterns than any other table — a finger trick, a digit rule and a tens rule — and any one of them is enough to rebuild the whole table.
The 9 times table
- 9 1 9
- 9 2 18
- 9 3 27
- 9 4 36
- 9 5 45
- 9 6 54
- 9 7 63
- 9 8 72
- 9 9 81
- 9 10 90
- 9 11 99
- 9 12 108
The digits of every answer add up to 9: 18 → 1 + 8 = 9. And the tens digit is always one less than the number you multiplied by.
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 9 × 1 down to 9 × 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 9 times table is yours.
Games for the 9 times table
Every game below is set to the 9 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 9 times table
One less, then make nine
For 9 × 7, the tens digit is one less than 7, so 6. The digits must add to 9, so the units digit is 3. Answer: 63.
Ten lots minus one lot
9 × 6 = (10 × 6) − 6 = 60 − 6 = 54. Fast, reliable, and it keeps working past 9 × 10 where the finger trick stops.
9 times table word problems
Knowing 9 × 7 is one thing; spotting that a question needs 9 × 7 is another. Work these out on paper first, then check.
Players on a team
A baseball team has 9 players on the field. There are 8 teams at a tournament. How many players is that?
Show the working
9 players × 8 teams = 72
72 players.
Squares in a grid
A puzzle grid is 9 squares wide and 7 squares tall. How many squares does it have?
Show the working
9 squares × 7 rows = 63
63 squares.
Nine to a bag
Marbles come in bags of 9. You buy 12 bags. How many marbles do you have?
Show the working
9 marbles × 12 bags = 108
108 marbles.
9 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.
| 9 × 1 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 9 × 2 | 18 |
| 9 × 3 | 27 |
| 9 × 4 | 36 |
| 9 × 5 | 45 |
| 9 × 6 | 54 |
| 9 × 7 | 63 |
| 9 × 8 | 72 |
| 9 × 9 | 81 |
| 9 × 10 | 90 |
| 9 × 11 | 99 |
| 9 × 12 | 108 |
Print the 9 times table worksheets
Five ready-made worksheets for the 9 times table, with answer keys, plus a generator if you want to choose the question types yourself.
Questions about the 9 times table
What is the 9 times table?
9 × 1 = 9, 9 × 2 = 18, 9 × 3 = 27, 9 × 4 = 36, 9 × 5 = 45, 9 × 6 = 54, 9 × 7 = 63, 9 × 8 = 72, 9 × 9 = 81, 9 × 10 = 90, 9 × 11 = 99, 9 × 12 = 108.
What is the finger trick for the 9 times table?
Hold both hands up with ten fingers showing. To work out 9 × 4, bend down the fourth finger from the left. The fingers to the left of the bend are the tens (3) and the fingers to the right are the units (6), giving 36.
Why do the digits of the 9 times table add up to 9?
Because each answer is ten lots minus one lot. Every step up adds 10 and takes away 1, so the tens digit rises by one while the units digit falls by one, and their total stays at 9.
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.