x1 is the number by itself
x2 are doubles
x3 are double + the number
x4 are double the x2 (which are doubles) - double twice
x5 are half the x10 (or half the number x10)
x6 are double the x3
x7 - reverse the x problem then use one of the other number tricks
x8 are double the x4 which are double the x2 - double three times
x9 are x10 - the number; for numbers 1-10 use the x9 finger trick
x10 move the decimal point one place forwards (which means add a 0 for whole numbers)
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Times tables tricks:
x1 is the number by itselfx2 are doubles
x3 are double + the number
x4 are double the x2 (which are doubles) - double twice
x5 are half the x10 (or half the number x10)
x6 are double the x3
x7 - reverse the x problem then use one of the other number tricks
x8 are double the x4 which are double the x2 - double three times
x9 are x10 - the number; for numbers 1-10 use the x9 finger trick
x10 move the decimal point one place forwards (which means add a 0 for whole numbers)