If you have trouble remembering your 9 times tables, use your fingers. 9x1 Put down your first finger. There are no fingers to the left (tens) and 9 (ones) to the right, so the answer is 9. 9x2 Put down your 2nd finger. There is one finger to the left (tens) and 8(ones) to the right. 1-8 is 18 9x3. Put down your 3rd finger. There are 2 fingers to the left (tens) and 7 fingers to the right (ones). 27 ... 9x9 Put down your 9th finger. There are 8 fingers to the left (tens) and 1 finger to the right (ones). 81 9x10 Put down your 10th finger. There are 9 fingers to the left (tens) and 0 fingers to the right (ones). 90