Tally Marks — 7 — free printable diagram

How do you show 7 in tally marks?

These tally marks stand for 7. They are drawn as 1 group of five with 2 single marks left over, so counting in fives gives 7.

Number shown

7

In words

seven

Groups of five

1

Single marks

2

As a sum

(5 × 1) + 2 = 7

• A tally is drawn in fives: four upright strokes, then a fifth stroke struck diagonally across them to close the group. Counting the closed groups in fives is faster and less error-prone than counting every mark.
• Counting the groups in fives gives 5 × 1 = 5, then add the 2 leftover marks to reach 7.
• In other words 7 = (5 × 1) + 2, which is what dividing 7 by 5 tells you: 1 remainder 2.