8 times table, learn it, quiz it, print it.

The 8 times table is the list you get when you multiply 8 by 1, 2, 3 and on: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96 up to 8 × 12. Eight has fewer obvious patterns than 2, 5 or 10, so it helps to know a few tricks. The tool above shows the table, hides the answers when you want to test yourself, runs a scored practice quiz, and prints a chart or a blank sheet.

How to use the 8 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 8 times table, 1 to 12

Three patterns in the 8 times table

• The ones digit steps down by 2. The answers end in 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, then 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 again, because each step adds 8, which is 10 minus 2.
• The tens digit climbs by 1, with two pauses. Down the table it goes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9. It stays put from 40 to 48 and from 80 to 88, because adding 8 to a number ending in 0 only changes the ones digit.
• Facts that pair up to 80. 8 × 1 = 8 and 8 × 9 = 72 make 80. So do 16 and 64, 24 and 56, 32 and 48. Each pair is two facts that add to 8 × 10.

Double, double, double

Eight is 2 × 2 × 2, so multiplying by 8 is the same as doubling three times. For 8 × 7, double 7 to get 14, double 14 to get 28, double 28 to get 56. For 8 × 9: 9, 18, 36, 72. For 8 × 12: 12, 24, 48, 96. This is also why the 8 table is the 4 table doubled: 4 × 6 = 24 and 8 × 6 = 48.

Ten minus two

If you know the 10 table and the 2 table, you can build 8. 8 × 9 is 10 × 9 minus 2 × 9, which is 90 minus 18 = 72. 8 × 8 is 80 minus 16 = 64. This works best for the larger numbers, where doubling three times gets long.

The one to remember: 5, 6, 7, 8

8 × 7 = 56 is the fact that gets mixed up most often with 8 × 8 = 64 and 6 × 8 = 48. Say it as the run of numbers 5, 6, 7, 8: 56 = 7 × 8.

Worked examples

• Boxes of pencils. 8 boxes with 7 pencils in each hold 8 × 7 = 56 pencils.
• Stickers. A packet has 8 stickers. 11 packets hold 8 × 11 = 88 stickers.
• Division. 72 ÷ 8 = 9, because 8 × 9 = 72.
• Missing number. 8 × ? = 64. The answer is 8, since 8 × 8 = 64.
• Past 12. 8 × 13 is 8 × 10 plus 8 × 3, which is 80 + 24 = 104. 8 × 15 is 80 + 40 = 120.

Beyond 12: 8 × 13 to 8 × 20

Set Go up to to 20 and the tool shows these as well. For any of them, split the number: 8 × 13 is 8 × 10 plus 8 × 3, which is 80 + 24 = 104.

Common mistakes

• Mixing up 8 × 6 = 48 with 8 × 7 = 56 or 8 × 8 = 64. Use the quiz to see which one you miss.
• Adding 8 across a tens boundary: 56 + 8 is 64, not 54. Think of it as plus 10 minus 2.
• Writing 8 × 12 as 86 or 92. Double three times: 12, 24, 48, 96.

A way to learn it

Learn 8 × 1 to 8 × 5 first (8, 16, 24, 32, 40). Then 8 × 6 to 8 × 10. Leave 8 × 11 = 88 and 8 × 12 = 96 until last; the 11 pattern and doubling make them quick. Then hide the answers and take the quiz.

Next, try the 9 times table, or go back to the 7 times table. To see every table in one grid, use the times tables chart. To make your own cards, try the flashcard maker.