What is the 9 times table?

The 9 times table is the list of answers when you multiply by 9: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108. These are also the first twelve multiples of 9.

What is the trick for the 9 times table?

10 times, take one away. Multiply by 10, then subtract the number once. For example, 9 × 7: 10 × 7 = 70, 70 − 7 = 63.

How do you learn the 9 times table fast?

Learn it after the 10 times table, because every 9 fact is a 10 fact minus one group. 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 9 times table?

For most children: 9 × 6 = 54, 9 × 7 = 63, 9 × 8 = 72, 9 × 12 = 108. Practice those first with the trainer on this page.

9 × 12 = 108. And 9 × 11 = 99.

9 times table

The 9 times table (table of 9) from 9 × 1 to 9 × 12, with a trick, practice and a 1-minute challenge. Parent help is below.

🧒 Kids: learn the 9 times table!

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

▶ Practice the 9 table ⏱️ 1-minute challenge

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

Bigger: 9 × 13 to 9 × 20

9 × 13 = 117
9 × 14 = 126
9 × 15 = 135
9 × 16 = 144
9 × 17 = 153
9 × 18 = 162
9 × 19 = 171
9 × 20 = 180

💡 Trick: 10 times, take one away. 9 × 7 → 10 × 7 = 70, 70 − 7 = 63

⏱️ 1-minute challenge 🃏 9 times table flash cards 🎮 Play a times table game

More tables: 2× · 3× · 4× · 5× · 6× · 7× · 8× · 9× · 10× · 11× · 12× · 13× · 14× · 15× · 16× · 17× · 18× · 19× · 20×

For parents and teachers ↓

This part is for grown-ups. It has the patterns that make the 9 times table easy, pictures to draw, what to say, common mistakes, questions with answers and a free worksheet.

The trick for the 9 times table: 10 times, take one away

Multiply by 10, then subtract the number once.

9 × 7: 10 × 7 = 70, 70 − 7 = 63
9 × 12: 10 × 12 = 120, 120 − 12 = 108

Patterns in the 9 times table

Up to 9 × 10, the digits of every answer add up to 9 (6 + 3 = 9).
The tens digit goes up by 1 and the ones digit goes down by 1: 09, 18, 27, 36…
The tens digit is one less than the number you multiply by: 9 × 7 → 6 tens.
The finger trick: hold up 10 fingers and fold down the 7th. 6 fingers left, 3 on the right: 63.

Saying the table out loud helps too: nine times one is 9, nine times two is 18…

Nine times one is 9.
Nine times two is 18.
Nine times three is 27.
Nine times four is 36.
Nine times five is 45.

See the 9 times table

Draw these with your child. Each one shows that multiplying by 9 means counting equal groups of 9.

An array: 3 rows of 9 is 27. Turn it and it shows 9 × 3.

Skip counting: 4 jumps of 9 land on 36, so 4 × 9 = 36.

Multiples of 9 shaded on a hundred chart. Look for the pattern.

Facts you already know

Learn it after the 10 times table, because every 9 fact is a 10 fact minus one group.

The usual order is 2, 5, 10, 4, 3, 9, 11, 6, 7, 8, 12. A child who follows it already knows 6 of the 12 facts in the 9 times table as turn-arounds: 9 × 1, 9 × 2, 9 × 3, 9 × 4, 9 × 5, 9 × 10. That leaves only 6 new facts to learn: 9 × 6, 9 × 7, 9 × 8, 9 × 9, 9 × 11, 9 × 12.

The table also works backwards as division: 27 ÷ 9 = 3 · 63 ÷ 9 = 7 · 108 ÷ 9 = 12.

In real life: A baseball team has 9 players, and 9 is the biggest single digit. How many players on 3 baseball teams? 3 × 9 = 27.

Common mistakes with the 9 times table

✗Writing 9 × 6 = 56 or 9 × 7 = 64.✓ Check the digit sum: 5 + 4 = 9, so 54 is right.

✗Forgetting to subtract after multiplying by 10.✓ Say both steps: “70, take away 7, 63.”

What to say to your child

A short script for your first 9 times table session. Pause after each line and let your child answer.

“Hold up 10 fingers. Fold down finger number 4. How many fingers on the left?” (3.) “On the right?” (6.) “So 9 × 4 = 36.”
“Another way: 10 × 4 is 40, take away one 4.” (36.)
“Add the digits of 36.” (9.) “Try 9 × 8.” (72: 7 + 2 = 9.)
“What do you notice about the tens digit in 9 × 8?” (It is 7, one less than 8.)

9 times table questions (answers below)

9 × 6
9 × 7
9 × 8
9 × 4
9 × 3
9 × ? = 54
? × 9 = 99
72 ÷ 9
How many players on 7 baseball teams?
45 players are shared equally into groups of 9. How many groups?

Show the answers

54
63
72
36
27
6
11
8
63 players
5

The 9 times table as division facts

Every multiplication fact has a division fact hiding inside it. If 9 × 6 = 54, then 54 shared into groups of 9 makes 6 groups. Here are the division facts for the table of 9:

9 ÷ 9 = 1
18 ÷ 9 = 2
27 ÷ 9 = 3
36 ÷ 9 = 4
45 ÷ 9 = 5
54 ÷ 9 = 6
63 ÷ 9 = 7
72 ÷ 9 = 8
81 ÷ 9 = 9
90 ÷ 9 = 10
99 ÷ 9 = 11
108 ÷ 9 = 12

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

9 × 7 = 63 · 7 × 9 = 63 · 63 ÷ 9 = 7 · 63 ÷ 7 = 9

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 9

The answers in the 9 times table are the multiples of 9. They go on forever: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72… Every multiple of 9 can be split into equal groups of 9 with nothing left over.

Is it a multiple of 9? A number is in the 9 times table if its digits add up to a number in the 9 times table. Try it on 576: it is 9 × 64. Older children use these tests to find factors and multiples and to simplify fractions.

9 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.

Groups to total. How many players on 6 baseball teams? There are 6 groups of 9, so 6 × 9 = 54 players.
Total to groups. 81 players are put into groups of 9. How many groups? Ask “9 times what is 81?” The answer is 9.
Two steps. Count the players on 4 baseball teams, then on 3 more. That is 36 + 27 = 63. Quicker: 4 + 3 = 7 groups, and 7 × 9 = 63.

For more practice, see multiplication word problems.

A 5-day plan for the 9 times table

Day 1: learn the trick (10 times, take one away) and say the table forwards.
Day 2: say it backwards, then answer the practice questions in order.
Day 3: mixed order, with extra time on 9 × 6 and 9 × 7.
Day 4: missing numbers and division: 9 × ? = 72 and 72 ÷ 9.
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.