5 times tableChart, tricks and free practice.
Every answer in the 5 times table ends in either 0 or 5, which makes it the second-easiest table to learn after the 2s. The sequence is 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 — the same numbers on a clock face, which is why so many children learn it while learning to tell the time.
The 5 times table chart
- 5 × 1= 5
- 5 × 2= 10
- 5 × 3= 15
- 5 × 4= 20
- 5 × 5= 25
- 5 × 6= 30
- 5 × 7= 35
- 5 × 8= 40
- 5 × 9= 45
- 5 × 10= 50
- 5 × 11= 55
- 5 × 12= 60
Skip counting: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
The pattern to look for
Odd multiplier, answer ends in 5. Even multiplier, answer ends in 0. There are no exceptions.
Free practice
Test the 5 times table
Question 1 of 10
How to learn the 5 times table
Halve it, then add a zero
For even numbers: 5 x 8 — half of 8 is 4, add a zero, 40. It works for every even multiplier, including large ones.
Use the clock
Each mark on a clock face is 5 minutes. A child reading "quarter past" as 15 minutes is already using 5 x 3.
Count in hands
Five fingers per hand makes the 5s physically countable, which gives a child a way to check themselves without asking an adult.
The fact kids miss most
5 x 7 = 35
Genuinely low error rate compared with other tables, but it is the one children most often mix up with 5 x 6 = 30. The odd-ends-in-5 rule settles it.
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