7 times table

The 7 times table (table of 7) from 7 × 1 to 7 × 12, with a trick, practice and a 1-minute challenge. Parent help is below.

🧒 Kids: learn the 7 times table!

Read the table out loud. Then tap Practice and answer the questions!

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1. 7 × 1 = 7
2. 7 × 2 = 14
3. 7 × 3 = 21
4. 7 × 4 = 28
5. 7 × 5 = 35
6. 7 × 6 = 42
7. 7 × 7 = 49
8. 7 × 8 = 56
9. 7 × 9 = 63
10. 7 × 10 = 70
11. 7 × 11 = 77
12. 7 × 12 = 84

Bigger: 7 × 13 to 7 × 20

1. 7 × 13 = 91
2. 7 × 14 = 98
3. 7 × 15 = 105
4. 7 × 16 = 112
5. 7 × 17 = 119
6. 7 × 18 = 126
7. 7 × 19 = 133
8. 7 × 20 = 140

💡 Trick: 5 times plus 2 times. 7 × 7 → 5 × 7 = 35, 2 × 7 = 14, 35 + 14 = 49

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This part is for grown-ups. It has the patterns that make the 7 times table easy, pictures to draw, what to say, common mistakes, questions with answers and a free worksheet.

The trick for the 7 times table: 5 times plus 2 times

Split 7 into 5 and 2. Do both facts and add them.

• 7 × 7: 5 × 7 = 35, 2 × 7 = 14, 35 + 14 = 49
• 7 × 8: 5 × 8 = 40, 2 × 8 = 16, 40 + 16 = 56

Patterns in the 7 times table

• The ones digits go 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0: every digit once in the first ten.
• The answers go odd, even, odd, even.
• There is no quick shortcut, so the 5 + 2 split is the most useful strategy.
• A rhyme for the hardest one: “5, 6, 7, 8”: 56 = 7 × 8.

Saying the table out loud helps too: seven times one is 7, seven times two is 14…

1. Seven times one is 7.
2. Seven times two is 14.
3. Seven times three is 21.
4. Seven times four is 28.
5. Seven times five is 35.

See the 7 times table

Draw these with your child. Each one shows that multiplying by 7 means counting equal groups of 7.

Facts you already know

Learn it near the end. By the time your child reaches 7, only 7 × 7 and 7 × 8 (and 7 × 12) are really new.

The usual order is 2, 5, 10, 4, 3, 9, 11, 6, 7, 8, 12. A child who follows it already knows 9 of the 12 facts in the 7 times table as turn-arounds: 7 × 1, 7 × 2, 7 × 3, 7 × 4, 7 × 5, 7 × 6, 7 × 9, 7 × 10, 7 × 11. That leaves only 3 new facts to learn: 7 × 7, 7 × 8, 7 × 12.

The table also works backwards as division: 21 ÷ 7 = 3 · 49 ÷ 7 = 7 · 84 ÷ 7 = 12.

In real life: A week has 7 days, and there are 7 colours in a rainbow. How many days in 3 weeks? 3 × 7 = 21.

Common mistakes with the 7 times table

What to say to your child

7 times table questions (answers below)

1. 7 × 6
2. 7 × 7
3. 7 × 8
4. 7 × 4
5. 7 × 9
6. 7 × ? = 42
7. ? × 7 = 77
8. 56 ÷ 7
9. How many days in 7 weeks?
10. 35 days are shared equally into groups of 7. How many groups?

Show the answers

1. 42
2. 49
3. 56
4. 28
5. 63
6. 6
7. 11
8. 8
9. 49 days
10. 5

The 7 times table as division facts

Every multiplication fact has a division fact hiding inside it. If 7 × 6 = 42, then 42 shared into groups of 7 makes 6 groups. Here are the division facts for the table of 7:

1. 7 ÷ 7 = 1
2. 14 ÷ 7 = 2
3. 21 ÷ 7 = 3
4. 28 ÷ 7 = 4
5. 35 ÷ 7 = 5
6. 42 ÷ 7 = 6
7. 49 ÷ 7 = 7
8. 56 ÷ 7 = 8
9. 63 ÷ 7 = 9
10. 70 ÷ 7 = 10
11. 77 ÷ 7 = 11
12. 84 ÷ 7 = 12

Four facts with the same three numbers make a fact family.

7 × 6 = 42 · 6 × 7 = 42 · 42 ÷ 7 = 6 · 42 ÷ 6 = 7

Learning the table this way means your child learns division at the same time. To check a division answer, multiply back (see check division with multiplication).

Multiples of 7

The answers in the 7 times table are the multiples of 7. They go on forever: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56… Every multiple of 7 can be split into equal groups of 7 with nothing left over.

Is it a multiple of 7? There is no quick digit test for 7, so divide by 7 and check for a remainder. Try it on 161: it is 7 × 23. Older children use these tests to find factors and multiples and to simplify fractions.

7 times table word problems

Word problems show your child when to use the table. Read each one aloud, ask “how many groups, and how many in each group?”, then multiply.

1. Groups to total. How many days in 6 weeks? There are 6 groups of 7, so 6 × 7 = 42 days.
2. Total to groups. 63 days are put into groups of 7. How many groups? Ask “7 times what is 63?” The answer is 9.
3. Two steps. Count the days in 4 weeks, then in 3 more. That is 28 + 21 = 49. Quicker: 4 + 3 = 7 groups, and 7 × 7 = 49.

For more practice, see multiplication word problems.

A 5-day plan for the 7 times table

1. Day 1: learn the trick (5 times plus 2 times) and say the table forwards.
2. Day 2: say it backwards, then answer the practice questions in order.
3. Day 3: mixed order, with extra time on 7 × 6 and 7 × 7.
4. Day 4: missing numbers and division: 7 × ? = 56 and 56 ÷ 7.
5. Day 5: the 1-minute challenge, then the worksheet.

Five minutes a day is enough. A fact is learned when the answer comes in about 3 seconds without counting. Come back to the table once a week after that, so it stays fresh.

7 times table worksheet

Print the free 7 times table worksheet: 50 questions with an answer key.

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