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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 5Chapter 3 · Times tables 6 to 12
Step-by-step Maths Level 5 · Times tables 6 to 12 · Lesson 3.1

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

3.1

The 7 times table

Level 5
Recall the 7 times table facts, in any order

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.
Worked example 3.1.1
What is 7 × 8?

Method. Count in 7s to find 8 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.

  1. Count in 7s, 8 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.
    7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
  2. The last number we said is the answer. We counted 8 groups of 7.
    7 × 8 = 56
  3. 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.

Worked example 3.1.2
What is 9 × 7?

Method. Count in 7s to find 9 groups of 7. The order of the numbers does not matter.

  1. Count in 7s, 9 times. Each count adds one more group of 7.
    7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63
  2. The last number we said is the answer. We counted 9 groups of 7.
    7 × 9 = 63
  3. 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.

Worked example 3.1.3
___ × 7 = 42. What is the missing number?

Method. Count in steps of the known number until you reach the total.

  1. Think: how many groups of 7 make 42? Count in steps of the number we know.
    7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42
  2. Count the groups. We said 6 numbers, so there are 6 groups.
    6 groups of 7
  3. 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

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1
FWhat is 7 × 5?
2
FWhat is 7 × 12?
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F___ × 7 = 42. What is the missing number?
4
F___ × 7 = 56. What is the missing number?
5
F___ × 7 = 63. What is the missing number?
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FWhat is 7 × 1?
7
FWhat is 7 × 10?
8
FWhat is 7 × 3?
9
FWhat is 5 × 7?
10
FWhat is 10 × 7?
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FWhat is 6 × 7?
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FWhat is 2 × 7?
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FWhat is 7 × 4?
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FWhat is 7 × 7?
15
FWhat is 3 × 7?
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FWhat is 7 × 2?

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