EASY Way To Learn The 8 Times Table-Math Multiplication Trick, by Helpful DIY on YouTube. 3 min 15 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 15 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 7
What you need
Steps
Write the multiples of 8 from 8x1 to 8x10 in one column on a piece of paper: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80.
Look at the ones digits down the column: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 again. The pattern repeats twice, so you only need to remember five digits.
Check the tens digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, then 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. They climb by one each time, except at the 40 to 48 row where the 4 stays put.
Cover the answers and rebuild the column from the two patterns alone. Say each answer out loud as you write it: eight, sixteen, twenty four, right up to eighty.
For any single multiple, double the number three times. For 8x7, double 7 to get 14, double again to get 28, then double once more to get 56.
Use 10x minus 2x as a backup check. For 8x9, take 90 and subtract 18 to get 72.
Test yourself in mixed order: 8x6, 8x3, 8x9. Write each answer first, then check it against your column.
Tips and common mistakes
Practise for five minutes a day rather than one long session, because short repeats stick better.
Say the answers out loud as you write them so you hear the pattern as well as see it.
Watch the two rows people mix up most: 8x5 is 40 and 8x8 is 64.
Link 8x8 to the phrase eight and eight make sixty four to lock it in.
Questions
What is the pattern trick for the 8 times table?
The ones digits cycle 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and then repeat, while the tens digits climb from 0 to 8. Write the two patterns together and you get every answer up to 8x10.
What is 8 times 9?
72. You can check it with 10x9 = 90 minus 2x9 = 18, or by following the pattern column down to the ninth row.
Do I need to learn past 8x10?
Not at first. Start with 8x1 to 8x10, then extend the same pattern to 8x12, where the ones digits keep cycling and the tens digits keep climbing.
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