8 Times table

8 Times table

Concept

The table of 8 denotes the result of multiplying the number 8 with other whole numbers. Remembering 8 times table develops memory skills, which is a transferable ability that will help students throughout their learning stages and in life. Students who understand the table of 8 are usually more confident in their maths skills. A fun fact about the number 8 is that when you flip it becomes the symbol of infinity (∞). The repeated addition of 8 is the multiplication table of 8.

Multiplication Table of 8

Learning the multiplication table of 8 helps you do mental math. This table comes in handy while solving problems in the real world. It saves time while doing long multiplication and division problems. The students will be able to recognize the multiplication sequence being followed with the successive multiples of 8.

You can view multiplication as telling you how many groups of something you have. So, when you have multiplication of 8, you will have eight groups of something. For example, 8 x 3 tells you that you have eight groups of 3. To find the answer, you add your groups together. So, 8 x 3 turns into 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, which turns into 24. So, 8 x 3 is equal to 24.

8 Times Table up to 10

The 8 multiplication table is all about adding the number eight times.

Multiplication Table of 8

8 Times Table Chart

8 Times Table Chart

Tips for 8 Times Table

1. 8 doesn’t have any rules that make its multiplication table of 8 easy to memorize, but there is a pattern for every five multiples of eight. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80.

2. The last digit of these multiples always repeat, which means that students can remember these digits to help them with the 8 times table.

Rules

When a number is multiplied by 8, the answer is eight times the number. Add the number 8 times.

You can also find the product with the help of skip counting. Skip count by 8’s like 8, 16, 24, 32 . . . and so on.

Example

Multiply.
8 x 2

Solution

8 x 2 tells us that we have eight groups of 2. To find the answer, we will add the groups together. So, 8 x 2 turns into 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2, which turns into 16. So, 8 x 2 is equal to 16.

Practice 8 Times table

Practice Problem 1

Multiply. Use the models.
 8 Times Table Practice Problem 1

Practice Problem 2

Multiply.
 8 Times Table Practice Problem 2

Practice Problem 3

Multiply.
Find the missing number.
 8 Times Table Practice Problem 3

Practice Problem 4

Complete the table.
(Rule: Multiply the input by 8.)
 8 Times Table Practice Problem 4

Multiplication – you take one number and add it together a number of times.

Product – When we multiply two numbers, the answer we get is called ‘product’.

Multiplicand – the number of objects in each group.

Multiplier – the number of equal groups is called ‘multiplier’.