3 Times Table

What is 3 × 4?

• A9
• B10
• C12✓
• D15

Answer: 3 × 4 = 12. Think of 4 groups of 3: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12. Or use your 2 times table: 2 × 4 = 8, and add another 4 to get 12.

What is 3 × 6?

• A15
• B18✓
• C21
• D24

Answer: 3 × 6 = 18. Think of 3 groups of 6: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18.

What is 3 × 9?

• A18
• B21
• C24
• D27✓

Answer: 3 × 9 = 27. This is a tricky one! Remember: 3 × 9 = 3 × (10 - 1) = 30 - 3 = 27.

If you have 3 bags with 5 marbles in each, how many marbles do you have?

• A15✓
• B18
• C20
• D21

Answer: 3 × 5 = 15. You have 3 bags, each with 5 marbles, so 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 marbles in total.

What is 3 × 7?

• A21✓
• B24
• C27
• D28

Answer: 3 × 7 = 21. Think of 7 groups of 3: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 21.

What is 3 × 11?

• A22
• B27
• C30
• D33✓

Answer: 3 × 11 = 33. The digit 3 is written twice: 33!

What is 3 × 12?

• A36✓
• B39
• C42
• D48

Answer: 3 × 12 = 36. Remember: 3 × 10 = 30, and 3 × 2 = 6, so 30 + 6 = 36.

? × 3 = 24

• A6
• B7
• C8✓
• D10

Answer: ? × 3 = 24 means 3 × 8 = 24, so the missing number is 8.

What is 3 × 8?

• A18
• B21
• C24✓
• D27

Answer: 3 × 8 = 24. Think of 3 groups of 8: 8 + 8 + 8 = 24.

What is 3 × 10?

• A30✓
• B33
• C36
• D40

Answer: 3 × 10 = 30. Any number times 10 just adds a 0 at the end.

What is 3 × 3?

• A9✓
• B12
• C15
• D18

Answer: 3 × 3 = 9. Think of a 3 by 3 square with 9 blocks inside.

? × 3 = 15

• A5✓
• B6
• C7
• D8

Answer: ? × 3 = 15 means 3 × 5 = 15, so the missing number is 5.

What is 3 × 2?

• A6✓
• B8
• C9
• D12

Answer: 3 × 2 = 6. Think of 3 pairs of shoes = 6 shoes total (since each pair has 2 shoes).

? × 3 = 18

• A3
• B4
• C5
• D6✓

Answer: 6 × 3 = 18. What number times 3 gives 18? It's 6.

? × 3 = 21

• A4
• B6
• C7✓
• D8

Answer: ? × 3 = 21 means 3 × 7 = 21, so the missing number is 7.

What is 3 × 1?

• A1
• B3✓
• C6
• D9

Answer: 3 × 1 = 3. Any number times 1 is always that number.