Skip Counting Math Example 3

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Example 3

easy
Count by 10s. Fill in the blanks: 10, 20, ___, ___, 50.

Solution

  1. 1
    Each step adds 10.
  2. 2
    \(20 + 10 = 30\).
  3. 3
    \(30 + 10 = 40\).
  4. 4
    Sequence: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.

Answer

30, 40
Skip-counting by 10 adds 10 each time. The missing numbers are 30 and 40.

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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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More Skip Counting Examples

Example 1 easy

Count by 2s starting from 0. Write the first 6 numbers.

Example 2 medium

You skip-count by 5s starting from 5. What is the 7th number you say?

Example 4 medium

Skip-count by 3s starting from 3. What is the 8th number?

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