2 Times Table
The trick for the 2 times table is to double: 2 × 7 is 7 + 7 = 14, so anything you can add to itself you can multiply by 2. This page opens the multiplication table with the 2 row lit, writes out 2 × 1 to 2 × 12 = 24 with the working for each fact, and prints as a clean sheet. Choose a larger grid up to 30 to read more products across row 2; the worked list always stops at ×12. Small screens may need sideways scrolling.
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Any whole number from 1 to 30 in the size box redraws the grid. The grid scrolls sideways on narrow screens. Print gives the grid and twelve worked 2 times table facts. Copy as text puts the grid on the clipboard with tabs between the cells, so it pastes into a spreadsheet as cells.
Text grid for manual copying
The 2 times table
To multiply by 2, double the number: 2 × 7 is 7 + 7 = 14.
| Fact | Answer | Trick |
|---|---|---|
| 2 × 1 | 2 | 2, once |
| 2 × 2 | 4 | 2 + 2 |
| 2 × 3 | 6 | 3 + 3 |
| 2 × 4 | 8 | 4 + 4 |
| 2 × 5 | 10 | 5 + 5 |
| 2 × 6 | 12 | 6 + 6 |
| 2 × 7 | 14 | 7 + 7 |
| 2 × 8 | 16 | 8 + 8 |
| 2 × 9 | 18 | 9 + 9 |
| 2 × 10 | 20 | 10 + 10 |
| 2 × 11 | 22 | 11 + 11 |
| 2 × 12 | 24 | 12 + 12 |
Common questions
- What is the trick for the 2 times table?
- To multiply by 2, double the number: 2 × 7 is 7 + 7 = 14. Take 2 × 9: 9 + 9 = 18.
- What is 2 × 12?
- 2 × 12 = 24. Double 12: 12 + 12 = 24. Or split it, double the 10 to get 20 and double the 2 to get 4, then add them.
- What pattern do the answers in the 2 times table follow?
- Every answer is even, so it ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, and the endings repeat in that order: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. An odd number never appears in the 2 times table, which is a quick way to check an answer: if you get 15 for 2 × something, it is wrong.
- Can I print the 2 times table?
- Yes. Press Print, or use your browser's own print command, and only the table prints: the full grid with the 2 row shaded when the selected grid includes it, then the 2 times table written out as 12 facts with the working beside each one. The headings, buttons and this text are left off. Choose PDF as the printer to save it as a file instead.
- How is this page different from the full multiplication table?
- It is the same grid with the 2 row lit from the start, and the 2 times table written out underneath with the trick applied to each fact, so 2 × 1 to 2 × 12 can be read down one column. Move over any other cell and its row and column light up as well, with the fact in the Highlight readout, but the 2 row stays lit and the facts below stay the 2 times table. The full table, with any size from 1 to 30, is on the multiplication table page.
- Can I read the 2 times table through ×20?
- Yes. Choose 20 in the size controls and read across row 2 to column 20: 2 × 20 = 40. The grid can run through ×30, while the separate worked list stays at ×12. If you choose a grid smaller than 2, that row is outside it but the twelve facts still appear below. This is a completed reference chart, with no blank worksheet, flash cards, quiz or song.
- Where can I get a times table quiz or exercise worksheet?
- Use Multiplication Practice for a quiz: set First factor minimum and maximum to 2, Second factor minimum to 1 and maximum to 12, then choose a question count and duration (0 is untimed). Math Worksheet Maker makes exercise sheets: choose Multiplication, First factor 2, Second factor 1 to 12, then save the PDF sheet and answer key. It also accepts selected tables such as 2, 5, 10. Both tools are linked below. They provide original practice rather than an official school assessment.
Exact. Every cell is the product of its row and column.