Array — 5 × 11 = 55 — free printable diagram

What is 5 × 11?

This array is laid out as 5 rows of 11 dots. Counting every dot gives 55, so 5 × 11 = 55.

Rows

5

Columns

11

Total dots

55

Multiplication

5 × 11 = 55

Division

55 ÷ 5 = 11

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 5 rows of 11 makes 5 × 11 = 55.
• As repeated addition that is 11 added 5 times: 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 55.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 5 × 11 = 11 × 5 = 55.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 55 ÷ 5 = 11 and 55 ÷ 11 = 5.