Times Tables · Lesson 12 of 12

12 Times Table

Twelve times a number is ten times it plus two times it. It is also the double of the 6 times table, and a dozen is twelve.

Primary
Updated 14 November 2026

What you will learn

Say and write the answers in the $12$ times table up to $12 \times 12$ .
Use the patterns in the table to check your answers.
Use the table to solve simple word problems.

Before you start: you should know multiplication as equal groups. See Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays.

The idea

The $12$ times table lists $12$ multiplied by $1, 2, 3$ and so on up to $12$ . Each answer is the number of objects in that many groups of $12$ .

The whole table

The 12 by 12 multiplication grid with the 12 times table shaded. Read along the shaded row for 12 × 1 up to 12 × 12.

Patterns

Ten times plus two times: $12 \times 7$ is $70 + 14 = 84$ .
Double the 6 times table: $12 \times 4$ is double $6 \times 4 = 24$ , which is $48$ .
The answers are $12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144$ .
A dozen is $12$ , so $12 \times 2$ is two dozen.

Skip counting

Counting in steps of $12$ gives the answers one after another.

Six jumps of 12 from zero land on 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72, the first six answers in the table.

An array

An array shows the same facts as rows and columns.

4 rows of 12. 4 × 12 = 48. Turn it on its side to see 12 × 4.

Worked examples

Example 1: Ten plus two

What is $12 \times 8$ ?

$10 \times 8 = 80$ .
$2 \times 8 = 16$ .
$80 + 16 = 96$ .

Answer: $96$ .

Example 2: Double the sixes

What is $12 \times 6$ ?

$6 \times 6 = 36$ .
Double it: $72$ .

Answer: $72$ .

Example 3: Months

How many months are in $5$ years?

A year has $12$ months.
$5 \times 12 = 60$ .

Answer: $60$ months.

The 12 times table is the last one on the chart. $12 \times 12 = 144$ is the biggest fact, and you can build it from $10 \times 12 + 2 \times 12 = 120 + 24$ .

Why it matters

Twelves are in dozens, months, inches in a foot and hours on a clock face. Knowing the 12 times table well also makes it easier to handle large products such as $12 \times 25$ .

Practice

Your turn. Type or choose an answer, then press Check. Getting one wrong is fine, that is what practice is for. You can try as many times as you like.