The 2 times table
Below are the products of 2 and the numbers 1 to 10. Read the table, learn the trick and practise to make it stick.
| 2 × 1 | = | 2 |
| 2 × 2 | = | 4 |
| 2 × 3 | = | 6 |
| 2 × 4 | = | 8 |
| 2 × 5 | = | 10 |
| 2 × 6 | = | 12 |
| 2 × 7 | = | 14 |
| 2 × 8 | = | 16 |
| 2 × 9 | = | 18 |
| 2 × 10 | = | 20 |
💡 Memory trick
Times 2 means doubling: 7 × 2 = 7 + 7 = 14.
Dividing by 2
2 ÷ 2 = 14 ÷ 2 = 26 ÷ 2 = 38 ÷ 2 = 410 ÷ 2 = 512 ÷ 2 = 614 ÷ 2 = 716 ÷ 2 = 818 ÷ 2 = 920 ÷ 2 = 10