Split 7 into 5 and 2
7 × 8 = (5 × 8) + (2 × 8) = 40 + 16 = 56. Both halves come from tables you learnt early, so nothing new has to be memorised.
7 times table
Ask any teacher which table causes the most trouble and they will say the 7s. There is no neat pattern to fall back on, which is exactly why it pays to attack it with known facts instead of trying to memorise twelve new ones.
The 7 times table
- 7 1 7
- 7 2 14
- 7 3 21
- 7 4 28
- 7 5 35
- 7 6 42
- 7 7 49
- 7 8 56
- 7 9 63
- 7 10 70
- 7 11 77
- 7 12 84
The 7 times table has no shortcut pattern — so build each answer out of facts you already own. 7 = 5 + 2.
The six-step plan
Work down the steps in order. Each one asks a bit more of you than the last, and the medals stay on this device so you can pick up where you left off.
Your progress
0 of 6 steps doneSay the whole table out loud twice, then once more without looking. Hearing yourself say it is what makes it stick.
Type the answers from 7 × 1 down to 7 × 12. In order is the easy version — you can lean on the one above.
Drag each answer onto its question. Tap an answer and then a question if you would rather not drag.
Same twelve facts, jumbled up. This is where you find out which ones you actually know.
Pick the right answer before the bar runs out. Speed matters here — a fact you know takes under three seconds.
Twelve questions, no clues, one minute. Get them all right and the 7 times table is yours.
Games for the 7 times table
Every game below is set to the 7 times table already. Change the tables inside the game whenever you want a bigger challenge.
Quick Practice
–Straight questions, no clock, no pressure.
True or False
–Is the answer right, or not?
Mixed Practice
–Every kind of question, all shuffled together.
Test Mode
–A graded quiz, marked at the end.
Speed Test
–How many can you answer before the clock stops?
1 Minute Test
–Sixty seconds. How far can you get?
Tricks for the 7 times table
You already know most of them
7 × 2, 7 × 3, 7 × 4, 7 × 5, 7 × 6, 7 × 10 all appeared in earlier tables. Only 7 × 7, 7 × 8, 7 × 9, 7 × 11 and 7 × 12 are genuinely new — five facts, not twelve.
Learn 7 × 8 = 56 as a phrase
5, 6, 7, 8 — the answer and the question run in order. Say "fifty-six equals seven times eight" and the digits climb 5-6-7-8. It is the single most-missed fact in the grid, so give it its own treatment.
7 times table word problems
Knowing 7 × 7 is one thing; spotting that a question needs 7 × 7 is another. Work these out on paper first, then check.
Days in weeks
A school holiday lasts 6 weeks. How many days is that?
Show the working
7 days × 6 weeks = 42
42 days.
Colours in a rainbow
A child paints 8 rainbows, each with 7 colours. How many stripes have been painted?
Show the working
7 colours × 8 rainbows = 56
56 stripes.
A week of practice
You answer 7 questions every day for 9 days. How many questions is that?
Show the working
7 questions × 9 days = 63
63 questions.
7 times table chart
Print this chart and put it somewhere it will be seen — on the fridge, inside a pencil case, above a desk. A chart that is glanced at ten times a day beats one that is studied once.
| 7 × 1 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 7 × 2 | 14 |
| 7 × 3 | 21 |
| 7 × 4 | 28 |
| 7 × 5 | 35 |
| 7 × 6 | 42 |
| 7 × 7 | 49 |
| 7 × 8 | 56 |
| 7 × 9 | 63 |
| 7 × 10 | 70 |
| 7 × 11 | 77 |
| 7 × 12 | 84 |
Print the 7 times table worksheets
Five ready-made worksheets for the 7 times table, with answer keys, plus a generator if you want to choose the question types yourself.
Questions about the 7 times table
What is the 7 times table?
7 × 1 = 7, 7 × 2 = 14, 7 × 3 = 21, 7 × 4 = 28, 7 × 5 = 35, 7 × 6 = 42, 7 × 7 = 49, 7 × 8 = 56, 7 × 9 = 63, 7 × 10 = 70, 7 × 11 = 77, 7 × 12 = 84.
Why is the 7 times table the hardest?
Because it has no pattern in its last digits and no doubling shortcut. Every other table gives you something to lean on; the 7s have to be built from facts you already know or learnt outright.
What is 7 × 8?
7 × 8 = 56. A useful way to remember it: the digits run 5, 6, 7, 8 — "56 = 7 × 8".
How do you learn the 7 times table fast?
Cross off the facts you already know from the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 tables. That usually leaves only 7 × 7, 7 × 8, 7 × 9, 7 × 11 and 7 × 12 — practise those five for a few minutes a day rather than grinding the whole table.
Learn the other times tables
Twelve tables, and you already know more of them than you think. Every fact you learn here shows up in another table too.