Who knows their TIMES TABLES ?

[RTKangaMummy]

I didn't learn them at school.

My mum told me it was because of the fashion of not teaching them when I was in primary

I still don't know them without thinking

esp.

6x
7x
8x
9x

I can work them out obviously but not with instant answer

I did A level maths so it didn't harm me.

BTW I am 38

so are all the others of same age in same situation?

Well we did them in junior school. The school was separated into houses - red, green, yellow and blue (original eh!) and we had plastic badges in each colour with 'I know my tables' on it - to get your relevant badge you had to sit a test where you had 25 X questions and 25 divide questions - you had to get all 50 right to get your badge and you also got points for your house.

So, yes, I know my tables! Got my badge when I was 7 but I've always had a mathematical/scientific brain - don't ask me to do anything like poetry though! Good job there wasn't a badge for that!

I'm 32 btw.

don't know them either . I did once know them up to 12x but forgot them as soon as I'd passed the tests to check I knew them and have had no call to use them since.

perhaps the ideas had changed after my time in primary

At DS school they are very hot on them

And I think that is good

For 9x:

take away 1 from the multiplicant (???) for the first digit of the answer, then take that away from 9 to give the other digit

eg 9x7=63
(7-1 is 6 and 9-6 is 3)

What is the point in learning all you tables by rote anyway - you may not actually understand it and it'll only save you seconds in real life.

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I'm awful at them for the same reason as you RT. I'm 42! I am good at science but never liked maths that much. I can use it, but don't enjoy it much

You see I can work them out fine

but DS has to answer them within 5 secs

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that is clever YG

im only 22 and i dont know them either - couldnt grasp them - im useless i know!

also all the anwers add up to 9

2x9=18 1+8 =9
3x9=27 2+7 =9

etc....

Another way of remembering your 9x is that every answer will add up to 9 - 18 1+8=9, 27 2+7=9, 36 3+6=9 etc etc..there are patterns all over the place in maths. Still doesn't make me any good at it whatsoever.

Snap!

I do think it matters, actually . Am not very good at maths but had to learn my tables (as my 9 yr old has to now) and its one of the few things I have actually found useful.

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mars lady that is how i do it too

Thanks Yorkie. Will remember to pass on that fascinating fact to my DS1

I have dyscalclia (sp) so no, i dont

What is that, DonBean?