Array — 6 × 7 = 42 — free printable diagram

What is 6 × 7?

This array is laid out as 6 rows of 7 dots. Counting every dot gives 42, so 6 × 7 = 42.

Rows

6

Columns

7

Total dots

42

Multiplication

6 × 7 = 42

Division

42 ÷ 6 = 7

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 6 rows of 7 makes 6 × 7 = 42.
• As repeated addition that is 7 added 6 times: 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 42.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 6 × 7 = 7 × 6 = 42.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 42 ÷ 7 = 6.