Tally Marks — 8 — free printable diagram

How do you show 8 in tally marks?

These tally marks stand for 8. They are drawn as 1 group of five with 3 single marks left over, so counting in fives gives 8.

Number shown

8

In words

eight

Groups of five

1

Single marks

3

As a sum

(5 × 1) + 3 = 8

• 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 3 leftover marks to reach 8.
• In other words 8 = (5 × 1) + 3, which is what dividing 8 by 5 tells you: 1 remainder 3.