Array — 3 × 6 = 18 — free printable diagram

What is 3 × 6?

This array is laid out as 3 rows of 6 dots. Counting every dot gives 18, so 3 × 6 = 18.

Rows

3

Columns

6

Total dots

18

Multiplication

3 × 6 = 18

Division

18 ÷ 3 = 6

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 3 rows of 6 makes 3 × 6 = 18.
• As repeated addition that is 6 added 3 times: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 3 × 6 = 6 × 3 = 18.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 18 ÷ 3 = 6 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3.