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The 10 times table worksheets on this page cover every fact from 10 × 1 to 10 × 12, and the key idea is “shift one place”. The 11 PDFs have fill-in charts, wheels, skip counting, drills, missing factors, division facts, a caterpillar, a riddle, match-up cards, bingo and story problems, and every sheet has an answer key.
They follow standard 3.OA.C.7 of the Common Core standards for grade 3 operations and algebraic thinking, and the notes below show the whole table, the trick, which facts are new, how to tell whether a number is in the table, and where the ten times table appears in real life. The answers go above 100 from 10 × 11 = 110, so the later facts are used in grade 4.
Shifting places. 10 × 7 = 70.
The 10 times table
Multiplying by 10 moves every digit one place to the left, so a zero appears in the ones place.
Fact
Answer
Fact
Answer
10 × 1
10
10 × 7
70
10 × 2
20
10 × 8
80
10 × 3
30
10 × 9
90
10 × 4
40
10 × 10
100
10 × 5
50
10 × 11
110
10 × 6
60
10 × 12
120
Patterns in the 10 times table
Every answer ends in 0.
10 × 7 = 70: seven tens.
The 10 times table helps with the 9 times table (take one away) and the 11 times table (add one more).
How to use these 10 times table worksheets
Learn it in order: the in-order column and the skip counting number lines build the sequence 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and so on.
Mix it up: the mixed-up column, the times table wheel and the fact practice page make children recall each fact on its own.
Work backwards: missing factor problems and the 10 division facts use the same table in reverse.
Play: the caterpillar, riddle, match-up cards and bingo make good review days.
10 times table worksheets: what is in the set
There are 11 worksheets on this page for the 10 times table, and every one has an answer key except for the cut-out games. There are fill-in charts, two wheels, eight number lines for skip counting, 30 drill facts, 24 missing-factor problems, 24 division facts, four games and story problems.
Worksheet
What children do
Standard
10 Times Table Fill-In
The 10 times table in order, then mixed up.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Wheels
Two wheels: multiply the middle number by each number on the ring.
3.OA.C.7
Count by 10s
Skip count by 10 on eight number lines.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Facts
30 vertical facts from the 10 times table.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Missing Factors
24 problems like 10 × ☐ = 70.
3.OA.C.7
Dividing by 10
24 division facts from the 10 times table.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Caterpillar
12 facts along the caterpillar.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Riddle
Solve the facts to decode a riddle.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Match-Up
Match 10 facts to their products.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Bingo
Bingo boards and calling cards for the 10 times table.
3.OA.C.7
10 Times Table Story Problems
Six story problems that use the 10 times table.
3.OA.C.7
The 10 times table: all twelve facts
The 10 times table is the list of the 10 × 1 to 10 × 12 facts. Reading down the answers is the same as counting by 10s, and the picture below the table shows the jumps on a number line. This table lists the twelve facts with some of the patterns that children can notice:
Fact
Answer
The digits add up to
Last digit
Odd or even
10 × 1
10
1
0
even
10 × 2
20
2
0
even
10 × 3
30
3
0
even
10 × 4
40
4
0
even
10 × 5
50
5
0
even
10 × 6
60
6
0
even
10 × 7
70
7
0
even
10 × 8
80
8
0
even
10 × 9
90
9
0
even
10 × 10
100
1
0
even
10 × 11
110
2
0
even
10 × 12
120
3
0
even
Every answer ends in 0. The digit sums take 9 different values. The last digits of the twelve answers are 0, which is 1 different digits. The first ten answers end in 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and then the pattern of last digits repeats. Children who notice these patterns remember the table better than children who only chant it, and the multiplication chart shows the ten times table in a row of the full chart.
Skip counting by 10. The first twelve multiples.
Ten times table worksheet: the trick of shifting one place
To multiply by 10, move every digit one place to the left and fill the ones place with a 0: 10 × 7 is 70. Every answer ends in 0. Here is the trick for six facts, with every step shown. Each answer is the same as the one in the table above:
Fact
Steps
Answer
10 × 3
3 with a 0 on the end = 30
30
10 × 6
6 with a 0 on the end = 60
60
10 × 7
7 with a 0 on the end = 70
70
10 × 8
8 with a 0 on the end = 80
80
10 × 9
9 with a 0 on the end = 90
90
10 × 12
12 with a 0 on the end = 120
120
A ten times table worksheet is much easier when children know the trick, since they do not need to remember every fact. Show the trick with objects first, and then use the picture on this page. Our guide to times tables tricks has tricks for the other tables, and the multiplication arrays and equal groups page shows why they work.
10 times table practice: which facts are new?
The 10 times table practice goes best with a plan, because the order of learning decides which facts are new. Multiplication works in either order, so 3 × 10 is the same as 10 × 3. If children learn the tables in the usual order, which is 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, the ten times table is the third one, and this table shows which of its twelve facts are already known and which are new:
There are 9 new facts, because this is an early table. The new facts are the ones that need practice, and the wheels and the caterpillar sheets are good for them. The previous table in the usual order is the 5 times table page. After this comes the 3 times table page.
Multiplication by 10 worksheets: is a number in the table?
The multiplication by 10 worksheets practice the facts, but it is useful to know how to test a larger number. A number is in the 10 times table if the last digit is 0. This table applies the test to four numbers, with the check:
Number
Is it in the 10 times table?
Check
40
yes
10 × 4 = 40
55
no
55 ÷ 10 = 5 remainder 5
90
yes
10 × 9 = 90
120
yes
10 × 12 = 120
Multiples on a hundreds chart. 10 of the 100 numbers.
The picture above shows the multiples of 10 on a hundreds chart. This table counts them:
Question
Answer
How many multiples of 10 are there from 1 to 100?
10
What share of the numbers from 1 to 100 is that?
10%
What is the biggest multiple of 10 up to 100?
100
How many different last digits do the multiples up to 100 have?
1
On the hundreds chart the multiples of 10 form a pattern that children can see and describe: a column. A child who colors the multiples of 10 on a hundreds chart will often find the rule for themselves.
The 10 times table in real life
The 10 times table appears in everyday counting, and children remember the facts better when they link them to things they know. This table shows six situations, with the multiplication and the answer:
Situation
Sum
Answer
Cents in 8 dimes
10 × 8
80
Fingers on 7 children
10 × 7
70
Years in 6 decades
10 × 6
60
Millimeters in 9 centimeters
10 × 9
90
Pins in 12 bowling lanes
10 × 12
120
Toes on 5 children
10 × 5
50
Ask children to find a seventh example at home, and to write the multiplication for it. Count dimes, and count by 10s on the way to school.
10 × 10 and the numbers next door
The square number 10 × 10 = 100 is surrounded by neighbors that follow a rule. If one factor goes down by 1 and the other goes up by 1, the answer is 1 less than the square. If they move by 2, it is 4 less, and by 3 it is 9 less. This table shows the neighbors of 10 × 10:
Steps away from the square
Fact
Answer
Difference from 10 × 10
0
10 × 10
100
the square
1
9 × 11
99
−1
2
8 × 12
96
−4
3
7 × 13
91
−9
4
6 × 14
84
−16
5
5 × 15
75
−25
The differences are the square numbers 1, 4, 9, 16 and 25. For example, 9 × 11 = 99, which is 100 − 1. This is a useful check: if a child knows 10 × 10 = 100, then 9 × 11 must be 99. Some of the neighbors lie beyond the 12 × 12 chart, but the rule still works.
Division facts for the 10 times table
Every fact in the 10 times table gives two division facts. Since 10 × 3 = 30, we also know that 30 ÷ 10 = 3 and 30 ÷ 3 = 10. The worksheets on this page have 24 division facts and 24 missing-factor problems, which use the same family. This table shows six of the families:
Most mistakes come from counting too few or too many groups, or from mixing up two facts. This table shows five mistakes, what went wrong and the fix:
What the child writes
What went wrong
The fix
10 × 7 = 700
adds two zeros
add only one zero: 70
10 × 7 = 60
counts one group too few
10 × 7 is 10 more than 10 × 6, so add 10: 70
10 × 7 = 17
adds the two numbers instead of multiplying
read the sign as “groups of”: 10 groups of 7 is 70
10 × 7 = 7
forgets to write the 0
there is a place for the ones: 10 × 7 is 70
10 × 7 = 77
uses the table next door
say the whole fact in the 10 times table: 10 × 7 = 70
The 10 times table word problems
Word problems show where the 10 times table is used. Ask children to say whether the problem has equal groups, to write a number sentence and to answer in a full sentence:
Word problem
Working
Answer
A dime is worth 10 cents. How much are 8 dimes worth?
10 × 8 = 80
80
A box holds 10 pencils. 70 pencils fill how many boxes?
10 × ☐ = 70, so ☐ = 7
7
60 years is how many decades?
60 ÷ 10 = 6
6
Seven children each hold up all 10 fingers. How many fingers is that?
10 × 7 = 70
70
A line is 9 centimeters long. How many millimeters long is it?
10 × 9 = 90
90
A bowling alley has 12 lanes with 10 pins each. How many pins is that?
10 × 12 = 120
120
Games and activities for the 10 times table
Children learn the 10 times table best when they play with it. These games use things that are found at home or in a classroom:
Roll and multiply: roll a die, multiply the number by 10 and say the answer; the first player to say five correct answers wins
Fact bingo: call a fact from the 10 times table and children mark the answer on their board
Dime shop: price items in dimes and ask what several cost, such as 6 dimes or 9 dimes
Count around the circle: count by 10s around a circle, and the child who reaches or passes 100 wins the round
Division detective: turn over a card with a number in the table, such as 70, and say the division fact: 70 ÷ 10 = 7
Match-up cards: match 10 facts to their products, and sort them by the number of digits in the answer
Extra support and extra challenge with the 10 times table
For children who need more support: use arrays, counters or coins to build the 10 times table before using numbers. Say the skip counting aloud and point at each jump on the number line. Start with the facts that are already known (1, 2, 5) and add the new ones, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, one at a time. Do not use timed tests until the facts are secure.
For children who need more challenge: Multiply 10 by a 3-digit number such as 346, and say what happens to the place values.
How to tell that a child is ready to move on from the 10 times table
Before moving on from the 10 times table, check that the child can do all four of these things:
The child says the first twelve multiples of 10 in order, without help.
The child answers mixed facts from the 10 times table without counting.
The child divides by 10, so a product like 70 gives 7.
The child uses the table to solve a story problem.
A short lesson is the best way to introduce the 10 times table. This 20-minute plan can be used in a classroom, at a tutoring session or at home, and it uses the worksheets at the end:
Minutes
Activity
What to say or ask
0 to 4
Build 10 × 3 and 10 × 7 with arrays or counters
How many groups of 10 do we have?
4 to 8
Skip count by 10s on the number line to 12 × 10
What do you notice about the last digits?
8 to 12
Teach the trick: shift one place
Can you use the trick for 10 × 8?
12 to 17
Play a fact game in pairs
What is 10 × 9, and how do you know?
17 to 20
Start a worksheet and check one answer by division
What is 60 ÷ 10?
Where the 10 times table fits across the grades
No skill stands alone. This table shows what children learn before and after the 10 times table, with the standard that goes with each step:
Grade
What children do
Standard or page
Grade 2
Skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s, and work with equal groups
This page is the page for the ten times table. The whole sequence is on the times tables worksheets page.
Helping at home with the 10 times table
Parents do not need to be experts to help with the 10 times table. These suggestions work well, and each takes only a few minutes:
Count dimes, and count by 10s on the way to school.
Say a fact in the 10 times table each morning and ask for the answer at night.
Count in 10s on the stairs, in the car or on a walk.
Ask a division question each day, such as “how many 10s are in 60?”
Praise the child who finds a trick, and keep the sessions to five minutes.
How to check progress in the 10 times table
A teacher or parent can check progress in the 10 times table with the answer key and a few questions. This table shows three common situations, what they mean and what to do next:
What you see
What it means
What to do next
The child counts on fingers for every fact
The facts are not yet remembered
Skip count together and practice the new facts: 3, 4, 6
Each digit moves one place to the left and becomes ten times bigger. The empty ones place is filled with a zero.
Which times tables should children learn first?
Most children learn 2, 5 and 10 first, then 3, 4 and 6, then 7, 8 and 9. See all the times tables worksheets.
Do these worksheets include answer keys?
Yes. Every worksheet except the cut-out games has an answer key on the last page of the PDF.
What are the first twelve multiples of 10?
The first twelve multiples of 10 are 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120. Counting by 10s up to 120 gives the same list as the 10 times table.
Which facts in the 10 times table need the most practice?
In the usual order of learning, the new facts are 10 × 3, 10 × 4, 10 × 6, 10 × 7, 10 × 8, 10 × 9, 10 × 10, 10 × 11, 10 × 12, and the other facts are known from earlier tables. To multiply by 10, move every digit one place to the left and fill the ones place with a 0: 10 × 7 is 70. Every answer ends in 0.
How long does it take to learn the 10 times table?
Most children need one to two weeks of short sessions for the 10 times table, since 9 of the 12 facts are new. The sheets on this page go from charts to drills and games, so a child can practice for as long as they need.
