Is there a trick for the 3 times table?

Double the number, then add the number once more: 3 × 7 is 14 + 7. The digits of every answer add up to 3, 6 or 9, which is a handy check.

How many problems are on a sheet?

Twenty-five in the column layout, fifty in the mad-minute grid, all from the 3 times table and shuffled.

3rd grade 3 times table

3rd grade 3 times table worksheets

Every problem on these sheets is from the 3 times table, 3 × 0 through 3 × 12, shuffled so your child recalls each fact rather than counting down the list. Third graders use one-table sheets to fix a single table before mixing it with the rest.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 3.OA.C.7.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Find each product.

3 × 7 =
Answer: 21
3 × 3 =
Answer: 9
3 × 12 =
Answer: 36

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on a 3rd grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 25 problems. Its answers run from 0 to 36.

3 times table: fluency practice. Find each product. 25 problems per page.
3 times table: mad-minute grid. Find each product. 50 problems per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

The 3s are the first table without a doubling shortcut, so they are learned partly by skip-counting and partly by strategy: 3 × 8 is double 8 plus 8. Mixed-order practice matters more here than for the 2s and 5s.

Watch for: Kids treat 3 × 7 as 3 + 7. Multiplication is repeated addition: 7 + 7 + 7. Kids know the count-by-threes chant but cannot jump into the middle of it. Practice starting at a random fact.

Common questions about 3rd grade 3 times table

Is there a trick for the 3 times table?: Double the number, then add the number once more: 3 × 7 is 14 + 7. The digits of every answer add up to 3, 6 or 9, which is a handy check.
How many problems are on a sheet?: Twenty-five in the column layout, fifty in the mad-minute grid, all from the 3 times table and shuffled.

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Aligned to Common Core 3.OA.C.7. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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