Skip Counting Math Example 2
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Example 2
mediumYou skip-count by 5s starting from 5. What is the 7th number you say?
Solution
- 1 Skip-counting by 5 starting from 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.
- 2 Count the positions: 1st=5, 2nd=10, 3rd=15, 4th=20, 5th=25, 6th=30, 7th=35.
- 3 The 7th number is 35.
- 4 Check: \(5 \times 7 = 35\) ✓
Answer
35
The nth number when counting by k starting from k is \(k \times n\). So the 7th number counting by 5 is \(5 \times 7 = 35\).
About Skip Counting
Counting forward by a number other than 1, jumping by equal intervals such as 2s, 5s, or 10s to produce the multiples of that number.
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