What do multiplication tables look like?

Answer 1

They have numbers across the top and down the left side so that by checking where the two rows intersect, you have the product of the two numbers.

Example (using periods to keep the numbers properly spaced):

x_1__2__3__4__5__6

1| 1....2....3....4....5.....6

2| 2....4....6....8...10...12

3| 3....6....9...12..15...18

4| 4....8...12...16..20...24

5| 5...10..15...20..25...30

6| 6...12..18...24..30...36

To find the product of 2 x 5, follow the row with 2 across to the column with 5 to find that the result is 10.