Sad Man finds some times table hot cross buns that Decimole wants to eat. His tip for learning tables is to use what you know to work out what you don't know. The warm-up session involves knowledge of table facts. Bad Man spends time with some children in a playground working out tables on a chalked number square. The Breaker, another Maths Monster Machine, shows how to break up multiplications into manageable bits. In the Great Hall, the contestants have to work against the clock to find different ways of working out six times seven. They run out of time and fail to get a maths card.

Viewers' Challenge

Find three different ways of working out 5 x 9.

Answers

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	Count on: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 10x9 and then halve 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
	5x4 is 20 and 5x5 is 25, add them together 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 (5x3) + (5x3) + (5x3)
	5x10 and then take away 5 (5x3) + (5x3) + (5x3) 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
	10x9 and then halve 5x4 is 20 and 5x5 is 25, add them together 5x10 and take away 10