Array — 7 × 8 = 56 — free printable diagram

What is 7 × 8?

This array is laid out as 7 rows of 8 dots. Counting every dot gives 56, so 7 × 8 = 56.

Rows

7

Columns

8

Total dots

56

Multiplication

7 × 8 = 56

Division

56 ÷ 7 = 8

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 7 rows of 8 makes 7 × 8 = 56.
• As repeated addition that is 8 added 7 times: 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + … = 56.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 7 × 8 = 8 × 7 = 56.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 56 ÷ 8 = 7.