5, 6, 7, 8
Write the digits 5, 6, 7, 8 in a row and you get the fact most people forget: 56 = 7 × 8.
56 = 7 × 8
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The 7 times table has a reputation for being tricky, but you already know most of it: split 7 into 5 + 2 and every fact becomes two easy ones. Learn it here with seven practice activities, tricks, worked examples and printable sheets.
Split 7 into 5 and 2: work out the 5s and the 2s, then add them. Split 7 into 5 and 2. 5 × 7 = 35 and 2 × 7 = 14, so 7 × 7 = 35 + 14 = 49.
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Write the digits 5, 6, 7, 8 in a row and you get the fact most people forget: 56 = 7 × 8.
56 = 7 × 8
Split 7 into 5 and 2: work out the 5s and the 2s, then add them.
7 × 7 = 35 + 14 = 49
Know the 6 times table? Add one more lot: 7 × 7 is 6 × 7 plus 7.
42 + 7 = 49
Look at the last digit of each answer from 7 × 1 to 7 × 10. The same pattern repeats for the next ten answers, so learn it once.
7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0
7 × 3 is the same as 3 × 7. If you know the 3 times table, you already know this fact, and the same goes for every table you have learned.
3 × 7 = 7 × 3 = 21
Each answer is 7 more than the one before, so you can always count on from a fact you know.
7, 14, 21, 28, 35
How each answer is found, step by step.
Split 7 into 5 and 2. 5 × 6 = 30 and 2 × 6 = 12, so 7 × 6 = 30 + 12 = 42.
The order does not matter: 8 × 7 is the same as 7 × 8. Split 7 into 5 and 2. 5 × 8 = 40 and 2 × 8 = 16, so 7 × 8 = 40 + 16 = 56.
Split 7 into 5 and 2. 5 × 12 = 60 and 2 × 12 = 24, so 7 × 12 = 60 + 24 = 84.
Split 7 into 5 and 2. 5 × 17 = 85 and 2 × 17 = 34, so 7 × 17 = 85 + 34 = 119.
Ask how many 7s make 56. You know 7 × 8 = 56, so the answer is 8.
Ask how many 7s make 98. Divide to find it: 98 ÷ 7 = 14.
Spotting that a story needs 7 × something is a skill of its own. Work each one out first, then open the answer.
A garden has 4 rows of tulips with 7 tulips in each row. How many tulips are there?
Each tower is 7 blocks tall. Sam builds 7 towers. How many blocks does he use?
A ribbon 63 cm long is cut into pieces that are 7 cm long. How many pieces are there?
The school hall has 12 rows of chairs with 7 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there?
Mia reads 7 pages every day for 15 days. How many pages does she read?
Each minibus carries 7 children. How many children can 6 minibuses carry?
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 7 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 — 7 × 7 is also in the 7 times table.