2 times table, double it, then quiz it.

The 2 times table is the doubling table: 2 × 6 is 6 + 6 = 12, and 2 × 12 is 12 + 12 = 24. The answers are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 up to 2 × 12. It is usually the first table learned after counting, and it feeds the 4 and 8 tables, which are doubles of doubles. The tool above shows the table, hides answers for a self-test, runs a scored quiz and prints a chart or sheet.

How to use the 2 times table tool

1. Click Table to see the facts, the patterns for this number and the skip counting line. Go up to shows the table to 10, 12, 15 or 20.
2. Tick Hide the answers to test yourself. Tap a row to reveal its answer.
3. Click Practice quiz, then Start the quiz. Type each answer and press Enter. A wrong answer shows a quick way to work it out.
4. Under Quiz questions choose 10, 20, 30 or every fact once. Tick Ask both ways round or Include division to make the quiz harder.
5. At the end, read your score and click Practise the missed ones to go over only the facts you got wrong.
6. Use Print table for a clean sheet, Print practice sheet for a blank one, Copy table to paste the list, and Copy link to share your settings.

The 2 times table, 1 to 12

Doubling and halving

Doubling and halving are the same table read in two directions. 2 × 9 = 18, so half of 18 is 9. To test it, take any answer in the table and halve it: 14 is 2 × 7, so half of 14 is 7. If you can double and halve numbers up to 12, you know the whole table.

Even numbers

A number is even if it is in the 2 times table, and you can tell by its last digit. If a whole number ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, it is a multiple of 2. 346 ends in 6, so it is even: 346 = 2 × 173. 2,157 ends in 7, so it is not.

Last digits repeat every five

The ones digits go 2, 4, 6, 8, 0, then 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 again: 2 × 5 = 10 ends in 0 and 2 × 6 = 12 ends in 2.

Where the 2 table leads

Double the 2 table and you have the 4 table: 4 × 7 = 28 is 2 × 7 = 14 doubled. Double again and you have the 8 table: 8 × 7 = 56. Learning 2 well makes the next two tables much shorter.

Worked examples

• Socks. 9 pairs of socks are 2 × 9 = 18 socks.
• Doubles of tens. 2 × 35 is 2 × 30 plus 2 × 5, which is 60 + 10 = 70.
• Halving. Half of 24 is 12, because 2 × 12 = 24.
• Missing number. 2 × ? = 16. The answer is 8.
• Past 12. 2 × 17 = 34 and 2 × 20 = 40.

Beyond 12: 2 × 13 to 2 × 20

Set Go up to to 20 and the tool shows these as well. For any of them, split the number: 2 × 13 is 2 × 10 plus 2 × 3, which is 20 + 6 = 26.

Common mistakes

• Adding 2 instead of doubling: 2 × 6 is 12, not 8.
• Thinking 2 × 5 = 12. The 5 fact is 10, and 12 is 2 × 6.
• Skipping a number when counting in 2s. The list has no gaps: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.

A way to learn it

If you can count in twos, you have the table. Say it up and down, then hide the answers and test yourself. When it is quick, go on to the 3 and 4 times tables.

Next, try the 3 times table, or go back to the 1 times table. To see every table in one grid, use the times tables chart. To make your own cards, try the flashcard maker.