7 times 12 is 84 — with the shortcut, the division facts and a drill to make it stick
7 × 12 = 84. Twelves turn up in feet, months and dozens, which is why seven twelves is worth having ready rather than working out.
7 × 12 = 84. Said out loud in the way most classrooms say it: Seven twelves are eighty-four.
12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 84 — that is seven twelves added together.
Seven twelves is 70 + 14 = 84: split the 12 into 10 and 2, multiply each by 7, add. That split is the only method you need for the whole twelve times table.
Because twelve counts so many everyday things, 84 appears more than you might expect. Seven feet is 84 inches. Seven years is 84 months. Seven dozen eggs is 84 eggs. Three and a half days is 84 hours.
People most often slip to 74 or 82 when rushing — a sign of adding rather than multiplying the 2. Checking with the fact family helps: 84 ÷ 12 should come back to exactly 7.
Method 1, split 12 into 10 + 2: 7 × 10 = 70 and 7 × 2 = 14. Add them: 70 + 14 = 84.
Method 2, halve 12, double 7: Halving one factor and doubling the other keeps the answer the same: 7 × 12 = 6 × 14 = 84.
Split the twelve into 10 + 2. Ten sevens are 70, two more sevens are 14, and 70 + 14 = 84.
Because one of the factors is even, the answer has to be even. 84 is, so the parity check passes.
7 × 12 = 84, 12 × 7 = 84, 84 ÷ 7 = 12 and 84 ÷ 12 = 7 are one fact read in different directions. The facts either side — 7 × 11 = 77, 7 × 13 = 91, 6 × 12 = 72, 8 × 12 = 96 — are the answers people most often give by mistake when rushing, and each is just one seven or one twelve away from 84.
84 appears twice in the grid: as 7 × 12 in the seven times table and as 12 × 7 in the twelve times table. The highlighted row shows both.
| × | 7 times table | 12 times table |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 × 1 = 7 | 12 × 1 = 12 |
| 2 | 7 × 2 = 14 | 12 × 2 = 24 |
| 3 | 7 × 3 = 21 | 12 × 3 = 36 |
| 4 | 7 × 4 = 28 | 12 × 4 = 48 |
| 5 | 7 × 5 = 35 | 12 × 5 = 60 |
| 6 | 7 × 6 = 42 | 12 × 6 = 72 |
| 7 | 7 × 7 = 49 | 12 × 7 = 84 |
| 8 | 7 × 8 = 56 | 12 × 8 = 96 |
| 9 | 7 × 9 = 63 | 12 × 9 = 108 |
| 10 | 7 × 10 = 70 | 12 × 10 = 120 |
| 11 | 7 × 11 = 77 | 12 × 11 = 132 |
| 12 | 7 × 12 = 84 | 12 × 12 = 144 |
These are the facts one step away from 7 × 12 in the grid, and the answers people give by mistake when rushing. The last column shows how far each lands from 84; tap a fact to open it or its times table.
| Fact | Answer | Compared with 84 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 × 11 | 77 | 7 less |
| 7 × 13 | 91 | 7 more |
| 6 × 12 | 72 | 12 less |
| 8 × 12 | 96 | 12 more |
| 6 × 13 | 78 | 6 less |
| 8 × 11 | 88 | 4 more |
| 12 × 7 | 84 | same answer |
Use the drill on this page for a 60-second quiz on 7 × 12 and its neighbours, read the 7 and 12 times tables in full, or play the arcade game until the answer comes without counting.
7 times 12 is 84. In words, seven twelves are eighty-four.
84 ÷ 7 = 12, because 7 × 12 = 84. The matching fact is 84 ÷ 12 = 7.
Method 1, split 12 into 10 + 2: 7 × 10 = 70 and 7 × 2 = 14. Add them: 70 + 14 = 84. Method 2, halve 12, double 7: Halving one factor and doubling the other keeps the answer the same: 7 × 12 = 6 × 14 = 84.
Yes. Multiplication can be done in either order, so 7 × 12 and 12 × 7 both equal 84.
Exactly 7 times, with nothing left over: 84 ÷ 12 = 7, because 7 × 12 = 84.
Every times table from 1 to 20 is written out on the times tables page, with a drill for any row, and the full grid is on the multiplication chart.