Array — 4 × 7 = 28 — free printable diagram

What is 4 × 7?

This array is laid out as 4 rows of 7 dots. Counting every dot gives 28, so 4 × 7 = 28.

Rows

4

Columns

7

Total dots

28

Multiplication

4 × 7 = 28

Division

28 ÷ 4 = 7

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 4 rows of 7 makes 4 × 7 = 28.
• As repeated addition that is 7 added 4 times: 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 4 × 7 = 7 × 4 = 28.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4.