3 times table

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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!

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Quiz: The 3 times table

Ready to put your 3 times table knowledge to the test. Take the quiz and see how many you can get right.

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Play Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica to get ready for SATs. game

In this game, use the times tables and more maths skills to defeat monsters and reclaim the Kingdom.

Play Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica to get ready for SATs.
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