The 11 times table

Also written as the multiplication table of 11. Here it is in full to 11 x 20, with the patterns worth pointing out, the fact children trip on, and free practice that does not need a sign-up.

11 x 1 to 11 x 12

The 11 times table from 11 times 1 to 11 times 12
11 × 1	=	11
11 × 2	=	22
11 × 3	=	33
11 × 4	=	44
11 × 5	=	55
11 × 6	=	66
11 × 7	=	77
11 × 8	=	88
11 × 9	=	99
11 × 10	=	110
11 × 11	=	121
11 × 12	=	132

11 x 13 to 11 x 20

The 11 times table from 11 times 13 to 11 times 20
11 × 13	=	143
11 × 14	=	154
11 × 15	=	165
11 × 16	=	176
11 × 17	=	187
11 × 18	=	198
11 × 19	=	209
11 × 20	=	220

Schools usually require up to twelve. The rest is here for children who want it, and it is where mental arithmetic starts to pay off.

Worth pointing out

Patterns in the 11 times table

Up to 11 x 9, the answer is simply the digit written twice: 33, 44, 55, 66.
After 11 x 9 the pattern changes, which is where most children come unstuck.

The easiest way to learn it

For two-digit numbers whose digits add to 9 or less, split the digits and add them in the middle. For 11 x 12, split 1 and 2, add them to get 3, and place it between: 132. For 11 x 14, split 1 and 4, add to get 5, giving 154. When the two digits add to 10 or more the extra ten carries left, so 11 x 19 is 209 rather than anything you can read straight off.

The fact children get wrong

11 x 12 is 132. Children who have learned only the repeat-the-digit rule tend to answer 1212 or freeze. The splitting method above is the fix.

On the abacus

Eleven on a soroban is ten plus one, so the answer is the number shifted one rod left plus the number itself, which makes the split-and-add trick obvious rather than magical.

Charts build familiarity. Recall comes from retrieval, a few minutes a day. Print the times tables sprint, or try the free virtual abacus where multiplication becomes bead positions rather than something to memorise.

Common questions

What is the 11 times table?

The 11 times table is 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 121, 132, continuing to 11 x 20 which is 220. It is the same thing as the multiplication table of 11: each answer is 11 added to the one before it.

What is the easiest way to learn the 11 times table?

Which fact in the 11 times table do children get wrong most often?

11 x 12 is 132. Children who have learned only the repeat-the-digit rule tend to answer 1212 or freeze. The splitting method above is the fix.

What is 11 x 12?

11 x 12 is 132. Twelve is the highest multiplier most primary schools require, though children who go further will need up to 11 x 20, which is 220.

If the tables are a struggle

The problem is usually not the table

A child who is still counting to work out 11 x 3 has no attention left for 11 x 8. Fluency underneath is what makes the tables stick, and it is what abacus training builds.

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