Tally Marks — 14 — free printable diagram

How do you show 14 in tally marks?

These tally marks stand for 14. They are drawn as 2 groups of five with 4 single marks left over, so counting in fives gives 14.

Number shown

14

In words

fourteen

Groups of five

2

Single marks

4

As a sum

(5 × 2) + 4 = 14

• 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 × 2 = 10, then add the 4 leftover marks to reach 14.
• In other words 14 = (5 × 2) + 4, which is what dividing 14 by 5 tells you: 2 remainder 4.