For 7 × 8, follow the row marked 7 to the column marked 8. The answer is 56. It works in reverse too: row 8 and column 7 give the same result.

Multiplication chart 1–12
×123456789101112
1123456789101112
224681012141618202224
3369121518212427303336
44812162024283236404448
551015202530354045505560
661218243036424854606672
771421283542495663707784
881624324048566472808896
9918273645546372819099108
10102030405060708090100110120
11112233445566778899110121132
121224364860728496108120132144

Three patterns to explore

  • The diagonal shows square numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16 and onward to 144. Each is a number multiplied by itself.
  • Products mirror across the diagonal. Both 3 × 8 and 8 × 3 equal 24.
  • The gap between neighbouring answers equals the row number. In the sixes row, products increase by six.

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