Table of 5

The 5 times table from 1 to 10, with a trick for working it out and a quiz Leo reads aloud and explains.

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The 5 times table

The 5 times table from 1 to 10
SumAnswerSay it
5 × 15five ones are 5
5 × 210five twos are 10
5 × 315five threes are 15
5 × 420five fours are 20
5 × 525five fives are 25
5 × 630five sixes are 30
5 × 735five sevens are 35
5 × 840five eights are 40
5 × 945five nines are 45
5 × 1050five tens are 50

How to work out the 5 table

The trick: Take the 10 table and halve it. 10 × 6 is 60, so 5 × 6 is 30.

The pattern: The answers end 5, 0, 5, 0 all the way down: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

Questions on the 5 table

  1. What is 5 × 3?

    1. 10
    2. 15
    3. 16
    4. 20
  2. What is 5 × 7?

    1. 30
    2. 35
    3. 36
    4. 40
  3. What is 5 × 9?

    1. 40
    2. 45
    3. 46
    4. 50
  4. 5 × ? = 30

    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
  5. What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, …

    1. 20
    2. 25
    3. 26
    4. 30
  6. A packet holds 5 biscuits. How many biscuits are in 8 packets?

    1. 35
    2. 40
    3. 45
    4. 50

Answers

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  1. 155 × 3 means 5 added 3 times, which makes 15.
  2. 355 × 7 means 5 added 7 times, which makes 35.
  3. 455 × 9 means 5 added 9 times, which makes 45.
  4. 6Count up in 5s until you reach 30, or divide: 30 ÷ 5 = 6.
  5. 25Each step adds 5. After 20 comes 20 + 5 = 25.
  6. 408 packets × 5 biscuits each = 40 biscuits.

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