The 3 Times Table: Ice Cream Parlor

Welcome to the Ice Cream Parlor, where everything comes in threes! Every cone gets 3 scoops, every sundae gets 3 cherries and the tricycles parked outside have 3 wheels each.

The 3 times table

• 1 × 3 = 3
• 2 × 3 = 6
• 3 × 3 = 9
• 4 × 3 = 12
• 5 × 3 = 15
• 6 × 3 = 18
• 7 × 3 = 21
• 8 × 3 = 24
• 9 × 3 = 27
• 10 × 3 = 30
• 11 × 3 = 33
• 12 × 3 = 36

Magic trick: Count by threes: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36. Add up the digits of any answer and you always get 3, 6 or 9 (27 → 2 + 7 = 9).