The 9 times table is the trick-lover's table: the finger method gives every answer on your hands, the digits of every answer add up to 9, and the whole table is just 'ten times, minus one'.
9 × 1= 9
9 × 2= 18
9 × 3= 27
9 × 4= 36
9 × 5= 45
9 × 6= 54
9 × 7= 63
9 × 8= 72
9 × 9= 81
9 × 10= 90
9 × 11= 99
9 × 12= 108
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Hold up all ten fingers. For 9 × 4, fold down your 4th finger from the left: 3 fingers stand to its left, 6 to its right — 36. It works for 9 × 1 up to 9 × 10, every time.
18 → 1+8 = 9. 27 → 2+7 = 9. 63 → 6+3 = 9. Every answer in the 9 times table (up to 9 × 10) has digits summing to nine — an instant answer-checker.
9 × 7 = (10 × 7) − 7 = 70 − 7 = 63. Since multiplying by 10 is trivial, every 9s fact is one easy subtraction away. Notice the tens digit is always one less than the multiplier: 9 × 7 starts with 6.
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Answer as many as you can. Aim to beat your last time.
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9 × 1 =9
9 × 2 =18
9 × 3 =
9 × 4 =
9 × 5 =
9 × 6 =54
9 × 7 =
9 × 8 =
9 × 9 =
9 × 10 =90
9 × 11 =
9 × 12 =108
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9 × 11 =
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Spread ten fingers and fold down the finger matching the multiplier (for 9 × 7, the 7th finger). Fingers left of the fold are the tens (6), fingers right are the units (3): 63. It works because 9n = 10n − n, which the fold physically acts out.
For 9 × 1 through 9 × 10, yes: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90 all have digit sums of 9. For 9 × 11 = 99 the digits sum to 18 — whose digits sum to 9 again. Repeated digit sums of any multiple of 9 always reach 9.
Round to ten and compensate: 9 × n = 10n − n. So 9 × 8 = 80 − 8 = 72. As a check, the tens digit of the answer is always one less than the multiplier.
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