20 times table

The 20 times table (table of 20) from 20 × 1 to 20 × 12, with a trick, practice and a 1-minute challenge. Parent help is below.

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Read the table out loud. Then tap Practice and answer the questions!

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  1. 20 × 1 = 20
  2. 20 × 2 = 40
  3. 20 × 3 = 60
  4. 20 × 4 = 80
  5. 20 × 5 = 100
  6. 20 × 6 = 120
  7. 20 × 7 = 140
  8. 20 × 8 = 160
  9. 20 × 9 = 180
  10. 20 × 10 = 200
  11. 20 × 11 = 220
  12. 20 × 12 = 240
Bigger: 20 × 13 to 20 × 20
  1. 20 × 13 = 260
  2. 20 × 14 = 280
  3. 20 × 15 = 300
  4. 20 × 16 = 320
  5. 20 × 17 = 340
  6. 20 × 18 = 360
  7. 20 × 19 = 380
  8. 20 × 20 = 400

💡 Trick: Double, then put a 0 on the end. 20 × 7 → double 7 = 14, add a 0: 140

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For parents and teachers ↓

This part is for grown-ups. It has the patterns that make the 20 times table easy, pictures to draw, what to say, common mistakes, questions with answers and a free worksheet.

The trick for the 20 times table: double, then put a 0 on the end

20 is 2 × 10. Double the number, then multiply by 10 by adding a 0.

Patterns in the 20 times table

Saying the table out loud helps too: twenty times one is 20, twenty times two is 40…

  1. Twenty times one is 20.
  2. Twenty times two is 40.
  3. Twenty times three is 60.
  4. Twenty times four is 80.
  5. Twenty times five is 100.

See the 20 times table

Draw these with your child. Each one shows that multiplying by 20 means counting equal groups of 20.

An array: 3 rows of 20 is 60. Turn it and it shows 20 × 3.
020406080+20+20+20+20
Skip counting: 4 jumps of 20 land on 80, so 4 × 20 = 80.
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Multiples of 20 shaded on a hundred chart. Look for the pattern.

Facts you already know

Learn it after the 1 to 12 tables. You do not need new facts: every fact splits into a 10 times fact and a fact you already know.

For example, 20 × 6 = 10 × 6 + 10 × 6 = 60 + 60 = 120. Children who know the 1 to 12 tables can work out every 20 times fact this way, and with practice the answers become memorised.

The table also works backwards as division: 60 ÷ 20 = 3 · 140 ÷ 20 = 7 · 240 ÷ 20 = 12.

In real life: We have 20 fingers and toes altogether. How many fingers and toes in 3 people? 3 × 20 = 60.

Common mistakes with the 20 times table

✗Writing 20 × 7 = 70 (only the 10 part).✓ 20 × 7 is 10 × 7 plus 10 × 7: 70 + 70 = 140.
✗Adding the parts wrongly: 20 × 8 = 80 + 80 = 170.✓ Add tens and ones carefully: 80 + 80 = 160.

What to say to your child

A short script for your first 20 times table session. Pause after each line and let your child answer.

  1. “20 is 10 and 10. What is 10 × 6?” (60.) “And 10 × 6?” (60.) “Add them.” (120.)
  2. “Try it another way: double, then put a 0 on the end.”
  3. “What is 20 × 10?” (200.) “So 20 × 9 is one 20 less.” (180.)
  4. “Where would you use the 20 times table?” (We have 20 fingers and toes altogether.)

20 times table questions (answers below)

  1. 20 × 7
  2. 20 × 8
  3. 20 × 9
  4. 20 × 4
  5. 20 × 9
  6. 20 × ? = 120
  7. ? × 20 = 220
  8. 160 ÷ 20
  9. How many fingers and toes in 7 people?
  10. 100 fingers and toes are shared equally into groups of 20. How many groups?
Show the answers
  1. 140
  2. 160
  3. 180
  4. 80
  5. 180
  6. 6
  7. 11
  8. 8
  9. 140 fingers and toes
  10. 5

The 20 times table as division facts

Every multiplication fact has a division fact hiding inside it. If 20 × 6 = 120, then 120 shared into groups of 20 makes 6 groups. Here are the division facts for the table of 20:

  1. 20 ÷ 20 = 1
  2. 40 ÷ 20 = 2
  3. 60 ÷ 20 = 3
  4. 80 ÷ 20 = 4
  5. 100 ÷ 20 = 5
  6. 120 ÷ 20 = 6
  7. 140 ÷ 20 = 7
  8. 160 ÷ 20 = 8
  9. 180 ÷ 20 = 9
  10. 200 ÷ 20 = 10
  11. 220 ÷ 20 = 11
  12. 240 ÷ 20 = 12

Four facts with the same three numbers make a fact family.

20 × 7 = 140 · 7 × 20 = 140 · 140 ÷ 20 = 7 · 140 ÷ 7 = 20

Learning the table this way means your child learns division at the same time. To check a division answer, multiply back (see check division with multiplication).

Multiples of 20

The answers in the 20 times table are the multiples of 20. They go on forever: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160… Every multiple of 20 can be split into equal groups of 20 with nothing left over.

Is it a multiple of 20? A number is in the 20 times table if it ends in 0 and its tens digit is even. Try it on 340: it is 20 × 17. Older children use these tests to find factors and multiples and to simplify fractions.

20 times table word problems

Word problems show your child when to use the table. Read each one aloud, ask “how many groups, and how many in each group?”, then multiply.

  1. Groups to total. How many fingers and toes in 6 people? There are 6 groups of 20, so 6 × 20 = 120 fingers and toes.
  2. Total to groups. 180 fingers and toes are put into groups of 20. How many groups? Ask “20 times what is 180?” The answer is 9.
  3. Two steps. Count the fingers and toes in 4 people, then in 3 more. That is 80 + 60 = 140. Quicker: 4 + 3 = 7 groups, and 7 × 20 = 140.

For more practice, see multiplication word problems.

A 5-day plan for the 20 times table

  1. Day 1: learn the trick (double, then put a 0 on the end) and say the table forwards.
  2. Day 2: say it backwards, then answer the practice questions in order.
  3. Day 3: mixed order, with extra time on 20 × 7 and 20 × 8.
  4. Day 4: missing numbers and division: 20 × ? = 160 and 160 ÷ 20.
  5. Day 5: the 1-minute challenge, then the worksheet.

Five minutes a day is enough. A fact is learned when the answer comes in about 3 seconds without counting. Come back to the table once a week after that, so it stays fresh.

13 to 20 times tables worksheet

Print the free 13 to 20 times tables worksheet: 50 questions, including missing factors, with an answer key.

You can also print this page, cover the answers in the 20 times table above, and say each one. For mixed written practice, use the mixed times tables worksheets or make a custom test with the 20 times table practice.

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Questions parents ask

What is the 20 times table?

The 20 times table is the list of answers when you multiply by 20: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240. These are also the first twelve multiples of 20.

What is the trick for the 20 times table?

Double, then put a 0 on the end. 20 is 2 × 10. Double the number, then multiply by 10 by adding a 0. For example, 20 × 7: double 7 = 14, add a 0: 140.

How do you learn the 20 times table fast?

Learn it after the 1 to 12 tables. You do not need new facts: every fact splits into a 10 times fact and a fact you already know. Learn the trick and say the table forwards and backwards. Then practice mixed-up facts for 5 minutes a day, until each answer comes in about 3 seconds.

What are the hardest facts in the 20 times table?

For most children: 20 × 7 = 140, 20 × 8 = 160, 20 × 9 = 180, 20 × 12 = 240. Practice those first with the trainer on this page.

What is 20 × 12?

20 × 12 = 240. And 20 × 11 = 220.