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Watch this Supermovers video with Moonbeam to learn a fun song about the 7 times table.

Learning your 7 times table is useful in everyday life. For example, there are 7 days in a week.

It is a number we use on a regular basis. Imagine you wanted to count down to an important event or a holiday, you could convert it into days or weeks if you knew your 7 times table!

Emma goes on holiday in 15 weeks. How many days is that?

So far, we've only looked at the 7 times table up to 12 × 7.

How could you work out 15 × 7?

One way would be to work out 10 × 7 and 5 × 7 and then add them together.

Any combination of facts would work, as long as the total number of weeks is 15.

10 × 7 = 70
5 × 7 = 35

Then add the add those answers together.

70 + 35 = 105

Therefore, 15 weeks is the same as 105 days.

Jian accidentally ordered 630 balloons for a party. Each packet contains 70 balloons. How many packets did Jian order?

To solve this problem, you will have to divide.

630 ÷ 70 = ?

Both 630 and 70 are ten times greater than they appear in the times table.

You can use your knowledge of dividing by 10 to divide both numbers so that they are more manageable.

Both numbers must be divided by 10 to get the correct answer.

Now you can see that the answer is 9, so Jian ordered 9 packets of balloons.