The 12 times table
All 12 facts in the 12 times table, two ways to build them from tables your child already knows, and a practice round just for the 12s.
Practise the 12 times table
Start in order, then try them mixed up and both ways round.
Tap or type each answer. It's marked as soon as it's right.
What is the 12 times table?
- 1 × 12 = 12
- 2 × 12 = 24
- 3 × 12 = 36
- 4 × 12 = 48
- 5 × 12 = 60
- 6 × 12 = 72
- 7 × 12 = 84
- 8 × 12 = 96
- 9 × 12 = 108
- 10 × 12 = 120
- 11 × 12 = 132
- 12 × 12 = 144
Say each fact out loud as well as reading it: "seven twelves are eighty-four". Saying the three numbers together is how the facts stick.
When do children learn the 12 times table?
In Year 4. The national curriculum asks children to know all their times tables up to 12 × 12 by the end of Year 4. In June, children in England take the multiplication tables check. The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables get the most questions in the check.
How to work out a 12s fact
Twelve lots of a number is ten lots and two more lots:
- 12 × 7: 10 × 7 = 70 and 2 × 7 = 14, so 12 × 7 = 84.
- 12 × 9: 10 × 9 = 90 and 2 × 9 = 18, so 12 × 9 = 108.
The 12s are also double the 6s: 6 × 8 = 48, so 12 × 8 = 96.
The 12s facts children find trickiest
12 × 7 = 84, 12 × 8 = 96, 12 × 9 = 108 and 12 × 12 = 144.
The 12s get a lot of questions in the Year 4 check, so these are worth extra practice.
Patterns in the 12 times table
- Every answer is even.
- The ones digits go 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 and then repeat.
- 12 × 12 = 144 is a square number, and the biggest fact in the times tables up to 12.
Division facts for the 12 times table
Every multiplication fact gives two division facts. If 3 × 12 = 36, then 36 ÷ 12 = 3 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12. Children learn the division facts alongside the multiplication facts, not afterwards.
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2
- 36 ÷ 12 = 3
- 48 ÷ 12 = 4
- 60 ÷ 12 = 5
- 72 ÷ 12 = 6
- 84 ÷ 12 = 7
- 96 ÷ 12 = 8
- 108 ÷ 12 = 9
- 120 ÷ 12 = 10
- 132 ÷ 12 = 11
- 144 ÷ 12 = 12
Mathsley does this for you, every day
Mathsley brings back each times table fact just before your child would forget it, spots the ones they mix up, and from Year 3 uses a timer that adapts to your child instead of rushing them. Short sessions with a clear finish, no speed ranks and no leaderboards.
Sources
We check every method and fact on this page against these official documents.
- National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Department for Education). Used for: Year 4: recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12.
- Mathematics guidance: key stages 1 and 2 (Department for Education). Used for: 4NF-1 and 4MD-3: the order the tables are learned in, the turnaround, next door multiples, and deriving facts from known ones.