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11 times table

11 times table practice, from 1 × 11 to 6 × 11 = 66 and 9 × 11 = 99: the doubled digit and why it works, in order, then mixed up, then filling in.

Your child can only do the exercises here once they know the 1 and 10 times tables. 6 × 11 is 6 × 10 plus 6 × 1, so the doubled digit in 66 is only something your child can explain, and use past 9 × 11, when those two tables are secure.

Usually taught in Year 4 in England and Wales, around ages 8 to 9. Every child goes at their own pace; this is a guide, not a requirement.

  • 1×11=11
  • 2×11=22

The first of 3 exercises in this topic. See them all

What it looks like for your child

With one exercise from this topic as the example: Mixed up.

1 The topic's page has the next exercise ready.
The topic's page has the next exercise ready.
2 Your child plays a round of 10 sums.
Your child plays a round of 10 sums.
3 No mistakes and in time: the exercise is done, and it earns wood for the village.
No mistakes and in time: the exercise is done, and it earns wood for the village.
4 The same page, a round later: the next exercise is ready.
The same page, a round later: the next exercise is ready.

How it fits together

The arrows point to what can be done next. Whatever sits inside a box belongs to it.

Tables 11, 20 & 12

11 times table

first this, then that belongs to

  • 1×11=11
  • 2×11=22

Each answer is the one before plus 11.

  • 9×11=99
  • 2×11=22

Times 11 is times 10 plus times 1: 7 × 11 = 70 + 7.

  • 6×11=66
  • 1×11=11

What times 11 gives the answer? Say the table until you hear it.

Why it matters

The 11 times table is a gentle start to the bigger tables. Up to 9 × 11 the pattern is easy to see, because the digit appears twice: 4 × 11 = 44. That builds confidence, and then comes the important idea behind every table above ten: split the number into a ten and the rest.

How to approach it

Explain why the pattern works: 11 is 10 + 1, so 6 × 11 is 60 + 6, which you write as 66. A child who understands that also knows what happens at 10 × 11: 100 + 10 = 110, and no digit repeats any more.

In the missing-number questions, your child looks for the number that times 11 gives the answer. For 88 you can read it off the doubled digit: 8.

When is it secure?

A round of 10 sums in one go without a mistake, within 35 seconds. That is about 3.5 seconds a sum: no more counting, just knowing.