3 times table

Every fact with its answer, dividing by 3, tricks to remember it fast — and a race to make it stick.

Multiplying by 3

  1. 3 × 1=3
  2. 3 × 2=6
  3. 3 × 3=9
  4. 3 × 4=12
  5. 3 × 5=15
  6. 3 × 6=18
  7. 3 × 7=21
  8. 3 × 8=24
  9. 3 × 9=27
  10. 3 × 10=30
  11. 3 × 11=33
  12. 3 × 12=36

Dividing by 3

  1. 3 ÷ 3=1
  2. 6 ÷ 3=2
  3. 9 ÷ 3=3
  4. 12 ÷ 3=4
  5. 15 ÷ 3=5
  6. 18 ÷ 3=6
  7. 21 ÷ 3=7
  8. 24 ÷ 3=8
  9. 27 ÷ 3=9
  10. 30 ÷ 3=10
  11. 33 ÷ 3=11
  12. 36 ÷ 3=12

Practise the 3 times table in the game

A 12-gate race with facts from this table only. The wrong answers in the other lanes come from the same table, so guessing won’t get you far.

Race the 3 times tablewith division ›

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How to remember the 3 times table

  1. 1

    Count in threes: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36.

  2. 2

    The digits of every answer add up to a multiple of 3: 24 → 2 + 4 = 6, 27 → 2 + 7 = 9. A handy way to check yourself.

  3. 3

    3 × n is 2 × n plus one more n: 3 × 7 = 14 + 7 = 21.

  4. 4

    Order doesn’t matter: 3 × 6 = 6 × 3 = 18. Learn a fact once and you know two — and you already know part of this table from the others.

  5. 5

    Division is multiplication backwards: 18 ÷ 3 = 6, because 3 × 6 = 18. Learn to multiply and division comes free.

Test yourself

Work it out in your head, then tap a card to see the answer.

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