Why do you never hear the number 288 on TV? It’s two gross!
Teacher: Why are you doing multiplication on the floor? Student: You told me not to use tables!
Why do buttercups hate maths? It gives them square roots!
At school, we are first introduced to multiplication with times tables. Times tables can get really boring after a while (yawn), but there is a reason for learning these calculations by heart.
It’s so that when you get older, you can quickly multiply in your head. It’s very handy for working out how much it will cost if you buy 7, 12 or even 25 of a particular item.
What is 8 x 7? How about 12 x 9? And 27 x 3? Well, if you answered those without blinking or thinking, then you’re going to enjoy our game.
Play your way to the top of the leaderboard and be the meteorically-minded multiplication magi of the maths multiverse. Phew - that was a mighty mouthful.
There are three scores (confusing, huh?):
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