3 times table · Speed drill

3 times table practice

Twelve questions covering the whole 3 times table, 1 × 3 through 12 × 3, against a 60-second target. Free and completely ad-free.

Answers here alternate odd, even, odd — 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 — which unsettles children more than the steady evens of the 2s. A reliable check: when the digits of a number add up to a multiple of 3, that number sits in this table. The rule verifies an answer; recall still comes from practice.

12 questions with a 60-second target — there's no cut-off, so take the time you need. Type the answer and hit Enter. Your time appears once every question is answered.

Answer all 12 to set your first best.

The 3 times table

1 × 3 = 3
2 × 3 = 6
3 × 3 = 9
4 × 3 = 12
5 × 3 = 15
6 × 3 = 18
7 × 3 = 21
8 × 3 = 24
9 × 3 = 27
10 × 3 = 30
11 × 3 = 33
12 × 3 = 36

Parent questions

Which year learns the 3 times table?: Year 3 in England, together with the 4 and 8 times tables, once the 2s, 5s and 10s are secure from Year 2.
Is there a trick for the 3 times table?: Add the digits of a number: 27 gives 2 + 7 = 9, a multiple of 3, so 27 belongs in this table. It is a checking tool rather than a recall shortcut — speed still comes from repetition.
Why is the 3 times table harder than the 2s?: Its answers switch between odd and even instead of staying even, so the counting pattern gives less away. Short repeated runs fix that faster than reciting the table aloud.