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Constructing Multiplication Tables
We can construct multiplication tables in different ways.

• By repeated addition
• By skip counting

• Through gird patterns

• By adding 1 to 10

By Repeated Addition
If the same number is repeatedly added a certain number of times, we can write it in the
form of multiplication and construct a table.

For example, let’s consider 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12. Here 2 is repeated 6 times. So, we can
write it as 6 times 2 or 6 × 2 in short.

Let’s see how we can use repeated addition to construct the table of 6.

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 6 or 6 ones are 6 or 6 × 1 = 6

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12 or 6 twos are 12 or 6 × 2 = 12

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18 or 6 threes are 18 or 6 × 3 = 18

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 24 or 6 fours are 24 or 6 × 4 = 24

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30 or 6 fives are 30 or 6 × 5 = 30

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 36 or 6 sixes are 36 or 6 × 6 = 36

7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 42 or 6 sevens are 42 or 6 × 7 = 42

8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 48 or 6 eights are 48 or 6 × 8 = 48

9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 54 or 6 nines are 54 or 6 × 9 = 54

10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 60 or 6 tens are 60 or 6 × 10 = 60

We can construct any table using the method of repeated addition.

By Skip Counting

Observe the table of 6 carefully. You will find that we are actually skipping 6 and counting
to get the next number.

6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60

+ 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6

We can construct any table using the method of skip counting.

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