Array — 6 × 8 = 48 — free printable diagram

What is 6 × 8?

This array is laid out as 6 rows of 8 dots. Counting every dot gives 48, so 6 × 8 = 48.

Rows

6

Columns

8

Total dots

48

Multiplication

6 × 8 = 48

Division

48 ÷ 6 = 8

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 6 rows of 8 makes 6 × 8 = 48.
• As repeated addition that is 8 added 6 times: 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 48.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 6 × 8 = 8 × 6 = 48.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 48 ÷ 6 = 8 and 48 ÷ 8 = 6.