The 3 times table
Knowing your 3 times table is really helpful with your mental arithmetic, which will be handy in everyday life.
Did you know that there is an easy test to see whether a number is a multiple of 3 or not?
If you add up all the digits in a number and the answer is 3, 6 or 9, it is a multiple of 3!
For example, is 324 a multiple of 3?
3 + 2 + 4 = 9
Yes it is!
Quiz: The 3 times table
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Primary maths teaching resources
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