MATLAB: Simple nested For Loop Question

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Hi,
Im pretty sure there is an obvious answer for my issue however for some reason I just can't get the code to work the way I want it. My current code is:
tic
a = zeros(4);
n=(1:4);
for x = [1 2 3 4]
   for  y = [5 6 7 8]  
       a(n) = x*y
   end      
end
toc
However thats one of many versions I've tried. Basically what I want to do is times the first value of X by the first, second, third then forth value of y and then do the same with second value of x and so on. My expected answer should be
a = 5 6 7 8
    10 12 14 16
    15 18 21 24
    20 24 28 32
I swear I've done this a multiple times in complex situations previously. however I'm trying to show some people how use the code on a basic level and just can't seem to get it to work.
Any help would be appreciated.

Best Answer

Try this:
tic
a = zeros(4);
for x = 1:4
   for  y = 5 : 8
       a(x, y-4) = x * y
   end      
end
toc
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