A Quick Way to Remember the 13 times Table

Many children already find it difficult enough to memorize the 6, 7, 8 and 9 multiplication tables. You can only imagine how difficult it would be for them to consistently remember the 13 times table, especially when the number is multiplied by the numbers four to ten. There is, however, a quick and unique way to remember the 13 times table that can be very useful not only to your child but also to yourself.

A simple trick to memorize the 13 times table

The technique, as a matter of fact, is so ridiculously simple that you can’t help but wonder why no one taught you this trick to memorize the 13 times table when you were a child. Then again, I’m speaking for myself here, because nobody actually taught me this neat trick to memorize the 13 times table as a kid.

Now let me present the trick to memorize the 13 times table. This trick to memorize the 13 times table involves writing down the 1 and 3 times tables side by side.

For the numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the 1 times table, all you need to do is combine them with the figures right beside them on the 3 times table. That means you combine 1 with 3, 2 with 6 and 3 with 9, and you’ll come up with the first three parts of the 13 times table. As for the numbers 4 to 10, all you need to do is add each number to the first digit of the figure next to it in the 3 times table, and you’ll take care of the 13 times table business rather easily.

To clearly illustrate this trick to memorize the 13 times table:

1 3 (13)
2 6 (26)
3 9 (39)
4 12 (52)
5 15 (65)
6 18 (78)
7 21 (91)
8 24 (104)
9 27 (117)
10 30 (130)

See how easy that is? This trick to memorize the 13 times table could have saved me a lot of time when I was in school, but that’s okay. At least I can now teach this to my kids and make their lives easier. It makes a neat addition to all the other tips for memorizing times tables out there.

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