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6 Times Table Missing Numbers

These 6 times table missing numbers worksheets are generated rather than scanned, which means you can print a different sheet every day of the week without paying for a subscription or running out of practice. Right now the generator is set to problems such as 60 ÷ 6 (answer 10) and 42 ÷ 6 (answer 7); press the button again and the numbers change while the skill stays the same.

📄 6 TIMES TABLE MISSING NUMBERS — A NEW SHEET EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BUTTON
🎲 New set of problems

‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.

What this worksheet practises

Facts are best learned one table at a time and then mixed. A table practised in isolation feels mastered long before it is; the mixing is what makes it stick.

Once a table is fluent forwards, the missing-number version turns it into division practice without the child noticing they have changed topic.

Timing matters more here than on any other kind of sheet. Same skill, same count, same time limit — the falling time is the measurement.

The two hardest facts in any table sit in the middle, and children who chant from the start have to run the whole chain to reach something like 42 ÷ 6. Random order is what breaks that dependency.

Work of this kind is commonly aligned with the multiplication fact fluency expectations for grade 3; schools outside the US meet the same skill at roughly the same age, which is why these 6 times table missing numbers worksheets travel well.

Six problems from the sheet in front of you

These six come from the sheet loaded on this page. Press the button and the numbers change, but the shape stays the same (the 6 times table with a number hidden).
#ProblemAnswerWhat to check
160 ÷ 6 =10Watch for: guessing the square
242 ÷ 6 =7Check: skipping the ones and tens facts
312 ÷ 6 =2Look at: chanting up to the answer
46 × □ = 366Ask about: fading in the second half of the sheet
56 × □ = 305Watch for: confusing neighbouring facts
648 ÷ 6 =8Check: losing the commutative pair

Start with one worked example

The item 42 ÷ 6 is worth doing slowly. The answer to 42 ÷ 6 is 7, and the route to it is the route every other problem on this sheet takes — which is why the sheet has 20 of them rather than one.

A good first problem to do together is 60 ÷ 6, which comes out at 10. Do 60 ÷ 6 once with the child narrating, then hand over the pencil and start the clock on the other 20 problems.

The three errors worth watching for

How to use these worksheets at home

  1. Write the finish time and the score at the top of every sheet. Two weeks of those two numbers tells you more about progress on the 6 times table with a hidden number than any single test result.
  2. Mark it together straight away while the working is still fresh, so a slip like the one behind 12 ÷ 6 can be talked through instead of guessed at.
  3. Keep the session to about 6 minutes. A child working at this level who is still counting on fingers will need longer than that on a line like 60 ÷ 6, and that is fine: the timer is a measurement, never a punishment.
  4. Do not raise the number of problems until the accuracy is steady. Going from 20 correct-but-slow problems to more problems only multiplies the same mistake.
  5. Stop the session at the time limit even if the sheet is unfinished, and note where the child got to. A half sheet done well is better data than a whole sheet rushed.

Marking the sheet

Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 42 ÷ 6 can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.

Because the numbers are random, there is no shared answer list to look up: the key printed behind your sheet is the only one that fits it, and it shows 10 for 60 ÷ 6.

Printing and saving as PDF

Portrait orientation is what the sheet is designed for. Landscape works but wastes about a third of the paper, so leave the orientation alone unless you have a reason.

For a class set, print one sheet, press the new-worksheet button and print again. Each child gets different numbers on the same skill, so nobody can copy the answer to 60 ÷ 6 from a neighbour.

Frequently asked questions

How do I know it is really learned?
Random order, out of context, under three seconds per fact, on two different days. Anything less is recognition rather than recall.
Are these worksheets really free?
Yes, completely. The page is supported by advertising, not by subscriptions, so there is no limit on how many 6 times table missing numbers worksheets you print.
Will these print correctly on A4?
Yes. These 6 times table missing numbers worksheets fit both A4 and US Letter without clipping, as long as print scaling is left at 100% and browser headers and footers are switched off.
How long should a times table take to learn?
One table takes most children one to two weeks of 6-minute daily sessions to reach genuine recall. Rushing it produces chanting rather than fluency.

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Last updated: 2026-09-13