Times Tables · Lesson 7 of 12

7 Times Table

The 7 times table has no single trick, but most facts can be built from the 5 and 2 times tables. Only a few are new once you know the rest.

Primary
Updated 14 November 2026

What you will learn

Say and write the answers in the $7$ times table up to $7 \times 12$ .
Use the patterns in the table to check your answers.
Use the table to solve simple word problems.

Before you start: you should know multiplication as equal groups. See Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays.

The idea

The $7$ times table lists $7$ multiplied by $1, 2, 3$ and so on up to $12$ . Each answer is the number of objects in that many groups of $7$ .

The whole table

The 12 by 12 multiplication grid with the 7 times table shaded. Read along the shaded row for 7 × 1 up to 7 × 12.

Patterns

Split seven into five and two: $7 \times 6$ is $5 \times 6 = 30$ plus $2 \times 6 = 12$ , which is $42$ .
You already know many: $7 \times 1, 7 \times 2, 7 \times 5$ and $7 \times 10$ .
The answers are $7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84$ .
Only $7 \times 7 = 49$ and a few others are really new.

Skip counting

Counting in steps of $7$ gives the answers one after another.

Six jumps of 7 from zero land on 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42, the first six answers in the table.

An array

An array shows the same facts as rows and columns.

4 rows of 7. 4 × 7 = 28. Turn it on its side to see 7 × 4.

Worked examples

Example 1: Five and two

What is $7 \times 8$ ?

$5 \times 8 = 40$ .
$2 \times 8 = 16$ .
$40 + 16 = 56$ .

Answer: $56$ .

Example 2: Square

What is $7 \times 7$ ?

$7 \times 5 = 35$ .
$7 \times 2 = 14$ .
$35 + 14 = 49$ .

Answer: $49$ .

Example 3: Days

How many days are in $9$ weeks?

A week has $7$ days.
$9 \times 7 = 63$ : use $10 \times 7 = 70$ and take away $7$ .

Answer: $63$ days.

The 7 times table is easier once you notice how many facts you already know from other tables. Make a list of the ones you do not, and practise only those.

Why it matters

Sevens come up in days of the week, so multiplying by seven turns weeks into days. It is also the table where learning to build from known facts pays off most.

Practice

Your turn. Type or choose an answer, then press Check. Getting one wrong is fine, that is what practice is for. You can try as many times as you like.