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Stuck on 7 × 8 or 6 × 9? Find each number’s helper — how far it is from 10. Subtract crossways to get the tens, multiply the two small helpers to get the ones, and add. You only need tables up to 4 × 4!
✓ You passed this trick’s test.
Helper numbers — “subtract crossways for the tens, multiply the helpers for the ones”
Use it for: Any two numbers from 6 to 9 — the hardest part of the times tables — and checking table facts you are not sure of.
Check: 7 × 8 = 7 × 10 − 7 × 2 = 70 − 14 = 56 ✓
Work it out in your head or on paper, type the answer and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
🏅 Sign in with Google to earn the 🤝 Helper Hero badge when you pass — and a certificate when you finish all 10 tricks of Part 4 · Clever counting & checking. You can still take the test without signing in.
Why does it work? When should you use it? Ask in English, मराठी or हिंदी.
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