The eight times table is one of the more challenging times tables to learn because the numbers are relatively large compared with other times tables. It can be a useful prompt for a child first learning the 8 times table. Whilst it is best to learn the eight times table by heart, this trick can be a useful starting point for remembering the times table when first learning it. The numbers in the third column start with a digit that is 3 less than the number we are multiplying by. The numbers in the second column start with a digit that is 2 less than the number we are multiplying by. The numbers in the first column start with a digit that is 1 less than the number we are multiplying by. When multiplying 8 by 11 or 12, the answer starts with a digit that is three less than either 11 or 12.īy arranging the 8 times table chart into rows of five, we can see this pattern in the columns.

When multiplying 8 by a number from 6 to 10, the answer starts with a digit that is two less than the number from 6 to 10. The eight times table trick is that when multiplying 8 by a number from 1 to 5, the answer starts with a digit that is one less than the number 1 to 5. One easy way to do this is to add 10 and then subtract 2.Īnother pattern can be seen in the 8 times table when it is arranged into rows of five. We simply add eight to get from one number in the 8 times table to the next. We also know that 64 starts with a 6 and so 9 × 8 starts with the number after 6, which is 7. Firstly, 64 ends in a 4 and the next number in the pattern of 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 after 4 is a 2. So if we remember that 8 × 8 = 64, then we can figure out 9 × 8. 3 × 8 = 24.Īpart from going from 5 × 8 = 40 to 6 × 8 = 48 and going from 10 × 8 = 80 to 11 × 8 = 88, all other numbers in the 8 times table increase their tens digit from one number to the next.

16 ends in 6 and the next number in the pattern 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 after 6 is 4. For example, if we know that 2 × 8 = 16, then we can figure out 3 × 8. If we know a number in the 8 times table, we can figure out the next number along using this pattern.

We can group the 8 times table chart into rows of five to see this times table pattern more easily. To learn the 8 times table, remember that the numbers end in the repeating pattern of 8, 6, 4, 2 and 0. Here is the complete 8 times table chart.

Multiplication 8 chart