6 Times Table — Tricks & Examples
6 Times Table — Tricks & Examples
TL;DR
The 6 times table is multiplying 6 by each whole number, giving 6×10=60 and 6×20=120 at the two anchor points. This page gives the full chart to ×20, the table in words, the double-the-3s trick, the multiples of 6, solved examples, and practice questions with answers.
Quick Answer:
- Result: 6×1=6 through 6×10=60
- Notation: 6×n, read "six times n"
- Method shown: Double the 3 times table, five-groups-plus-one, skip-counting
- Pattern: Last digits cycle 6, 2, 8, 4, 0; every product is even
- Extended: continues 6×11=66 … 6×20=120
Multiplication Table of 6
The full 6 times table sits in two short blocks: the core facts up to ten, then the extension to twenty.
Table of 6 up to 10
| Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
| 6×1 | 6 |
| 6×2 | 12 |
| 6×3 | 18 |
| 6×4 | 24 |
| 6×5 | 30 |
| 6×6 | 36 |
| 6×7 | 42 |
| 6×8 | 48 |
| 6×9 | 54 |
| 6×10 | 60 |
Table of 6 up to 20
| Multiplication | Product |
|---|---|
| 6×11 | 66 |
| 6×12 | 72 |
| 6×13 | 78 |
| 6×14 | 84 |
| 6×15 | 90 |
| 6×16 | 96 |
| 6×17 | 102 |
| 6×18 | 108 |
| 6×19 | 114 |
| 6×20 | 120 |
Table of 6 in Words
Said aloud, the table reads:
- One times 6 is 6
- Two times 6 is 12
- Three times 6 is 18
- Four times 6 is 24
- Five times 6 is 30
- Six times 6 is 36
- Seven times 6 is 42
- Eight times 6 is 48
- Nine times 6 is 54
- Ten times 6 is 60
What Is the 6 Times Table?
The 6 times table is what you get by multiplying 6 by each whole number, and multiplying by 6 is repeated addition of 6. Writing 6×3 is shorthand for adding 6 three times, and the answer builds step by step:
6; 6+6=12; 6+6+6=18
Because 6 is 2×3, multiplying by 6 is the same as multiplying by 3 and then doubling — 6×4 is 3×4=12, doubled to 24.
Multiples of 6
The products in the table are the multiples of 6. The first twelve are:
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72
Every entry in the table is a multiple of 6. A multiple of 6 is always both a multiple of 2 and a multiple of 3 at once, which is why every product here is even and passes the digit-sum-of-3 check.
How to Learn the 6 Times Table (Patterns, Not Memorizing)
Bhanzu does not drill a hundred separate facts into a child's head. It teaches the few patterns that generate the whole table, so a student builds number sense and the mental agility they carry into algebra, rather than flashcard recall that fades. The 6 times table is where many children decide multiplication is "hard," so it is exactly where rebuilding a fact from a pattern matters most.
- The 6s are the 3s doubled, because 6=2×3. Multiplying by 6 is multiplying by 3 and doubling, so every 6s fact reuses a 3 times table you likely have solid. If 3×7=21, then 6×7 is 21 doubled, 42.
- Even times anything is even. Because 6 is even, every product is even, so an odd answer is an immediate signal to recheck.
- Five groups plus one more. For 6×n, take five groups and add one: 6×8 is 5×8=40 plus one more 8, so 48.
- Skip-count in sixes. Say 6, 12, 18, 24, 30; each step adds another 6, walking up the table along its own pattern.
The point is not to store ten unfamiliar answers but to understand the patterns that produce them. Double-the-3s and five-groups-plus-one are fallbacks a child can reason out cold.
How to Read and Use the 6 Times Table
Read a row left to right: in 6×7=42, the 6 is the number you are counting in, the 7 is how many groups, and 42 is the total. To learn it, build each fact from the 3s and a doubling rather than chanting blind, then test yourself out of order.
Where the 6 Times Table Appears
Sixes turn up wherever things pack into half-dozens — eggs come in cartons of 6, a die has 6 faces, and a hexagonal honeycomb cell has 6 sides. Time leans on it too: there are 60 minutes in an hour, which is 6×10.
Solved Examples
Example 1
Find 6×3 using repeated addition
6×3=6+6+6=18
Final answer: 6×3=18.
Example 2
What is 6×7?
Double the 3 times table: 3×7=21, then double it.
Final answer: 6×7=42.
Example 3
An egg carton holds 6 eggs. How many eggs in 8 cartons?
Use five-groups-plus-one: 5×8=40, plus one more 8 is 48.
Final answer: 48 eggs.
Example 4
What is 6×12?
Split 12 into 10 and 2.
6×10=60; 60+12=72
Final answer: 6×12=72.
Example 5
Fill in the missing factor: 6×□=54
Work back through the doubled-3s: 3×9=27, doubled is 54.
Final answer: the missing factor is 9.
Common Mistakes with the 6 Times Table
Mistake 1: Doubling the wrong table
Where it slips in: When a child reaches for the double trick but doubles the 2s instead of the 3s.
Don't do this: Writing 6×7=28.
The correct way: Double the 3 times table — so 6×7=42.
Mistake 2: Slipping on the middle facts
Where it slips in: On 6×7 and 6×8, the two facts kids miss most across every table.
Don't do this: Writing 6×8=54.
The correct way: 6×8 is 5×8=40 plus one more 8, which is 48.
The "I had it yesterday" learner haunts the 6 times table — they nail it in a lesson and lose it by the next day, because rote memory with no backing method drains overnight. The repair is a fallback they can run cold.
Practice Questions
- 6×4=□
- 6×7=□
- 6×11=□
- Fill in the missing factor: 6×□=36.
- A die has 6 faces. How many faces on 5 dice?
- Use double-the-3s to find 6×9.
- 6×15=□
- Which is larger, 6×8 or 5×10?
Answers: 1. 24 · 2. 42 · 3. 66 · 4. 6 · 5. 30 faces · 6. 54 · 7. 90 · 8. 50 is larger than 48.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 6 times 6?
6×6=36.
What is the 6 times table up to 20?
The 6 times table runs from 6×1=6 to 6×20=120, listed in full in the chart above.
What is 6 times 12?
6×12=72.
Is every answer in the 6 times table even?
Yes — multiplying any whole number by 6 gives an even result.
How do you write the 6 times table?
Write 6×1=6, 6×2=12, and continue, adding 6 to reach the next. The full written form is in the chart above.
What is 6 times 8?
6×8=48. Take 5×8=40 and add one more 8.