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The 5 times table is simple: You multiply by 5 or add 5 repeatedly

Here is the 5 times table:

1 × 5 = 5

2 × 5 = 10

3 × 5 = 15

4 × 5 = 20

5 × 5 = 25

6 × 5 = 30

7 × 5 = 35

8 × 5 = 40

9 × 5 = 45

10 × 5 = 50

More than 10:

11 × 5 = 55

12 × 5 = 60

Repeated Addition[]

5 = 5

5 + 5 = 10

5 + 5 + 5 = 15

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 40

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 45

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 50

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 55

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 60

Tips & Tricks[]

  • All products end in 0 or 5. When you multiply 5 by an odd number, the product ends in 5. For example: 5 (odd) × 5 = 25. When you multiply 5 by an even number, the product ends in 0. For example, 2 (even) × 5 = 10
  • You can multiply by 10 & halve the product (divide by 2) (8 × 5 = 8 × 10 = 80 ÷ 2 (halve of 80) = 40)
  • You can relate to objects like a clock (1 × 5 = 5 minutes, 2 × 5 = 10 minutes...)
  • Familiarize yourself with the Commutative Property of Multiplication (9 × 5 = 5 × 9)
  • Use songs & rhymes to memorize
  • An example of a rhyme is:
  • 9 & 5 build a hive. 9 × 5 = 45
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