Array — 8 × 12 = 96 — free printable diagram

What is 8 × 12?

This array is laid out as 8 rows of 12 dots. Counting every dot gives 96, so 8 × 12 = 96.

Rows

8

Columns

12

Total dots

96

Multiplication

8 × 12 = 96

Division

96 ÷ 8 = 12

• Count the rows, then count how many are in each row: 8 rows of 12 makes 8 × 12 = 96.
• As repeated addition that is 12 added 8 times: 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + … = 96.
• Turning the array on its side does not change the total, which is the commutative property: 8 × 12 = 12 × 8 = 96.
• The same picture shows the two division facts as well: 96 ÷ 8 = 12 and 96 ÷ 12 = 8.