8 times table: chart, tricks and practice

The 8 times table chart

Here's the full table. The third column shows the doubling chain for each fact: start with the number and double it three times.

Only one 8s fact is really new

Thanks to the turn-around rule, 8 × 7 is the same fact as 7 × 8, so every table your child learned earlier already covers part of the 8s. In our recommended order, the 8s come after the 1s, 2s, 10s, 5s, 3s, 4s, 9s, 6s and 7s, so 9 of the 12 facts are already known.

• 8 × 1 = 8from the 1s
• 8 × 2 = 16from the 2s
• 8 × 3 = 24from the 3s
• 8 × 4 = 32from the 4s
• 8 × 5 = 40from the 5s
• 8 × 6 = 48from the 6s
• 8 × 7 = 56from the 7s
• 8 × 8 = 64new · square
• 8 × 9 = 72from the 9s
• 8 × 10 = 80from the 10s
• 8 × 11 = 88with the 11s
• 8 × 12 = 96with the 12s

already knownnewonly if your school teaches the 11s and 12s

New in the 8s: 8 × 8 = 64, plus 8 × 11 = 88 and 8 × 12 = 96 if your child's school teaches the 11s and 12s.

That's the payoff for learning the 8s last: almost the whole table is already known, and the doubling chain is there as a backup for any fact that wobbles.

Double, double, double

Eight is 2 × 2 × 2, so doubling a number three times multiplies it by 8. If your child knows their doubles, the 8s are within reach:

• 8 × 6: 6 → 12 → 24 → 48
• 8 × 9: 9 → 18 → 36 → 72
• 8 × 12: 12 → 24 → 48 → 96

Already know the 4s? Then it's just one doubling: 4 × 7 = 28, so 8 × 7 is double 28, which is 56.

Ten groups minus two

Some kids prefer to start from the 10s and take away two groups: 8 × 7 is 70 − 14, which is 56. 8 × 9 is 90 − 18, which is 72. It's the same idea as the ×9 strategy (ten groups minus one), so it feels familiar.

The 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 pattern

The ones digits of the 8s count down by 2: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then start again: 8, 6, 4, 2, 0. Every answer is even, and every answer is also in the 4s and the 2s. Use the pattern as a check: 8 × 7 is the seventh answer, and the seventh digit in the loop is 6, so the answer ends in 6: 56.

The one new fact: 8 × 8 = 64

8 × 8 = 64 is a square fact, and the only fact in the 1–10 range that's new when the 8s come last. A chessboard is a perfect picture of it: 8 rows of 8 squares.

Once 64 is solid, use it to reach the neighbors: one more 8 is 8 × 9 = 72, and one less is 8 × 7 = 56. The doubling chain gets there too: 8 → 16 → 32 → 64.

Common mistakes with the 8s (and quick fixes)

• Doubling only twice. Answering 24 for 8 × 6. That's 4 × 6. Count the doublings on three fingers.
• Mixing up 56 and 54. 8 × 7 is 56 (“5, 6, 7, 8”); 54 belongs to 6 × 9.
• Answering 46 or 42 for 8 × 6. The ones-digit loop says the sixth answer ends in 8: 48.
• Slipping on the big ones. Answering 86 or 98 for 8 × 12. Double 12 three times: 24, 48, 96.

The 8 times table in real life

Eights crawl and swim: spiders have 8 legs and octopuses have 8 arms. In the kitchen, a cup holds 8 fluid ounces.

Tap a story to see the answer. Ask your child to draw a quick picture first: groups, an array or a number line.

8 times table practice

Ten questions, mixed on purpose: some are turned around, and some have a missing number, like 8 × ? = 72. Tap a question to check the answer, and ask your child which trick they used. Finding a missing factor is how third graders start to think about division (3.OA.A.4).

1. 8 × 8 = ?Check

   8 × 8 = 64

2. 8 × 7 = ?Check

   8 × 7 = 56

3. 6 × 8 = ?Check

   6 × 8 = 48

4. 8 × ? = 72Check

   8 × 9 = 72

5. ? × 8 = 32Check

   4 × 8 = 32

6. 8 × 12 = ?Check

   8 × 12 = 96

7. 3 × 8 = ?Check

   3 × 8 = 24

8. 8 × ? = 40Check

   8 × 5 = 40

9. ? × 8 = 88Check

   11 × 8 = 88

10. 8 × 2 = ?Check

    8 × 2 = 16

Division facts for the 8s

To divide by 8, halve three times: 56 → 28 → 14 → 7, so 56 ÷ 8 = 7. Or use the 8s backward: “8 times what is 56?”

1. 64 ÷ 8 = ?Check

   64 ÷ 8 = 8

2. 56 ÷ 8 = ?Check

   56 ÷ 8 = 7

3. 72 ÷ 8 = ?Check

   72 ÷ 8 = 9

4. 48 ÷ 8 = ?Check

   48 ÷ 8 = 6

5. 48 ÷ 6 = ?Check

   48 ÷ 6 = 8

6. 96 ÷ ? = 12Check

   96 ÷ 8 = 12

Want a printed set? Our times tables worksheets and division facts worksheets come with answer keys.