Round up to 30
29 is 1 less than 30, so work out the 30s answer and take away 1 lots.
29 × 7 = 210 − 7 = 203
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29 is just 1 less than 30, so every answer in the 29 times table is the 30s answer minus a little. Learn it here with seven practice activities, tricks, worked examples and printable sheets.
29 is 1 less than 30, so work out the 30s answer and take away 1 lots. Round 29 up to 30: 30 × 7 = 210. Then take away 1 × 7 = 7, so 29 × 7 = 210 − 7 = 203.
Work through the activities from left to right. Each one asks a little more of you, and a tick appears when you finish it. Your progress is saved on this device.
Pick the trick that clicks for you. Each one is a different way to the same answer.
29 is 1 less than 30, so work out the 30s answer and take away 1 lots.
29 × 7 = 210 − 7 = 203
Know the 28 times table? Add one more lot: 29 × 7 is 28 × 7 plus 7.
196 + 7 = 203
Look at the last digit of each answer from 29 × 1 to 29 × 10. The same pattern repeats for the next ten answers, so learn it once.
9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
29 × 3 is the same as 3 × 29. If you know the 3 times table, you already know this fact, and the same goes for every table you have learned.
3 × 29 = 29 × 3 = 87
Each answer is 29 more than the one before, so you can always count on from a fact you know.
29, 58, 87, 116, 145
29 × 29 = 841 is a square number: 29 rows of 29 make a perfect square. Square facts are good anchors to work from.
29 × 29 = 841
How each answer is found, step by step.
Round 29 up to 30: 30 × 6 = 180. Then take away 1 × 6 = 6, so 29 × 6 = 180 − 6 = 174.
The order does not matter: 7 × 29 is the same as 29 × 7. Round 29 up to 30: 30 × 7 = 210. Then take away 1 × 7 = 7, so 29 × 7 = 210 − 7 = 203.
Round 29 up to 30: 30 × 12 = 360. Then take away 1 × 12 = 12, so 29 × 12 = 360 − 12 = 348.
Round 29 up to 30: 30 × 17 = 510. Then take away 1 × 17 = 17, so 29 × 17 = 510 − 17 = 493.
Ask how many 29s make 232. You know 29 × 8 = 232, so the answer is 8.
Ask how many 29s make 406. Divide to find it: 406 ÷ 29 = 14.
Spotting that a story needs 29 × something is a skill of its own. Work each one out first, then open the answer.
Each minibus carries 29 children. How many children can 4 minibuses carry?
A garden has 7 rows of tulips with 29 tulips in each row. How many tulips are there?
Each tower is 29 blocks tall. Sam builds 9 towers. How many blocks does he use?
A ribbon 348 cm long is cut into pieces that are 29 cm long. How many pieces are there?
The school hall has 15 rows of chairs with 29 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there?
Mia reads 29 pages every day for 6 days. How many pages does she read?
Say each answer out loud before you open it. If you get all ten, try the 60-second test above.
Need bigger facts? See the full list of the 29 times table up to any of these numbers.
Make a sheet with one or more full times tables to learn from, or with gaps to fill in. Print it, save it as a PDF from the print dialog, or download a picture.
Build a proper test: mix question types, add word problems and a time limit, and print a separate answer key for marking. Every press of New exam gives a fresh paper.
Every fact you learn here turns up in another table too — 29 × 7 is also in the 7 times table.