Array — 5 × 6 = 30 — free printable diagram

What is 5 × 6?

This array is laid out as 5 rows of 6 dots. Counting every dot gives 30, so 5 × 6 = 30.

Rows

5

Columns

6

Total dots

30

Multiplication

5 × 6 = 30

Division

30 ÷ 5 = 6

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 5 rows of 6 makes 5 × 6 = 30.
• As repeated addition that is 6 added 5 times: 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 5 × 6 = 6 × 5 = 30.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 30 ÷ 5 = 6 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5.