Step-by-step Maths Level 5: The 7 times table
Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 5 times tables 6 to 12 chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
The 7 times table
The 7 times table counts in sevens: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and so on. Each answer is one more group of 7.
Some facts are easy to check: 7 × 2 is 14, so 7 × 4 is 14 + 14 = 28.
Key ideas
- Count in sevens for the 7 times table.
- Doubling a 7 fact gives a fact for twice as many groups.
- The order of the two numbers does not matter.
Method. Count in 7s to find 8 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 8 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 8 groups of 7.7 × 8 = 56
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.56
Check. Check: 8 × 7 is also 56.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 9 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 9 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 9 groups of 7.7 × 9 = 63
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.63
Check. Check: 9 × 7 is also 63.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in steps of the known number until you reach the total.
- Think: how many groups of 7 make 42? Count in steps of the number we know.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42
- Count the groups. We said 6 numbers, so there are 6 groups.6 groups of 7
- Write the missing number. This is the number of groups.6
Check. Check: 6 × 7 = 42.
Watch out. Count the groups carefully. Stop when you reach the total.
Watch out
Watch out. 7 × 8 is 56, not 54. Count in sevens and check the number of counts.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask: “What is 7 × 4? Now double it. What is 7 × 8?”
Exercise 3A Practice: the 7 times table
Non-calculatorMethod. Count in 7s to find 5 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 5 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 5 groups of 7.7 × 5 = 35
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.35
Check. Check: 5 × 7 is also 35.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 12 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 12 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 12 groups of 7.7 × 12 = 84
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.84
Check. Check: 12 × 7 is also 84.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in steps of the known number until you reach the total.
- Think: how many groups of 7 make 42? Count in steps of the number we know.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42
- Count the groups. We said 6 numbers, so there are 6 groups.6 groups of 7
- Write the missing number. This is the number of groups.6
Check. Check: 6 × 7 = 42.
Watch out. Count the groups carefully. Stop when you reach the total.
Method. Count in steps of the known number until you reach the total.
- Think: how many groups of 7 make 56? Count in steps of the number we know.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
- Count the groups. We said 8 numbers, so there are 8 groups.8 groups of 7
- Write the missing number. This is the number of groups.8
Check. Check: 8 × 7 = 56.
Watch out. Count the groups carefully. Stop when you reach the total.
Method. Count in steps of the known number until you reach the total.
- Think: how many groups of 7 make 63? Count in steps of the number we know.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63
- Count the groups. We said 9 numbers, so there are 9 groups.9 groups of 7
- Write the missing number. This is the number of groups.9
Check. Check: 9 × 7 = 63.
Watch out. Count the groups carefully. Stop when you reach the total.
Method. Count in 7s to find 1 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 1 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 1 groups of 7.7 × 1 = 7
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.7
Check. Check: 1 × 7 is also 7.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 10 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 10 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 10 groups of 7.7 × 10 = 70
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.70
Check. Check: 10 × 7 is also 70.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 3 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 3 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 3 groups of 7.7 × 3 = 21
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.21
Check. Check: 3 × 7 is also 21.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 5 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 5 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 5 groups of 7.7 × 5 = 35
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.35
Check. Check: 5 × 7 is also 35.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 10 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 10 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 10 groups of 7.7 × 10 = 70
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.70
Check. Check: 10 × 7 is also 70.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 6 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 6 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 6 groups of 7.7 × 6 = 42
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.42
Check. Check: 6 × 7 is also 42.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 2 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 2 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 2 groups of 7.7 × 2 = 14
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.14
Check. Check: 2 × 7 is also 14.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 4 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 4 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 4 groups of 7.7 × 4 = 28
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.28
Check. Check: 4 × 7 is also 28.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 7 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 7 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 7 groups of 7.7 × 7 = 49
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.49
Check. Check: 7 × 7 is also 49.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 3 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 3 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14, 21
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 3 groups of 7.7 × 3 = 21
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.21
Check. Check: 3 × 7 is also 21.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.
Method. Count in 7s to find 2 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.
- Count in 7s, 2 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.7, 14
- The last number we said is the answer. We counted 2 groups of 7.7 × 2 = 14
- Write the answer. The order of the two numbers does not change the answer.14
Check. Check: 2 × 7 is also 14.
Watch out. Learn the 7 times table in order, then say it in any order.