5 times table

The 5 times table (table of 5) from 5 × 1 to 5 × 12, with a trick, practice and a 1-minute challenge. Parent help is below.

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  1. 5 × 1 = 5
  2. 5 × 2 = 10
  3. 5 × 3 = 15
  4. 5 × 4 = 20
  5. 5 × 5 = 25
  6. 5 × 6 = 30
  7. 5 × 7 = 35
  8. 5 × 8 = 40
  9. 5 × 9 = 45
  10. 5 × 10 = 50
  11. 5 × 11 = 55
  12. 5 × 12 = 60
Bigger: 5 × 13 to 5 × 20
  1. 5 × 13 = 65
  2. 5 × 14 = 70
  3. 5 × 15 = 75
  4. 5 × 16 = 80
  5. 5 × 17 = 85
  6. 5 × 18 = 90
  7. 5 × 19 = 95
  8. 5 × 20 = 100

💡 Trick: Half of the 10 times answer. 5 × 8 → 10 × 8 = 80, half of 80 = 40

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For parents and teachers ↓

This part is for grown-ups. It has the patterns that make the 5 times table easy, pictures to draw, what to say, common mistakes, questions with answers and a free worksheet.

The trick for the 5 times table: half of the 10 times answer

Multiply by 10 (put a 0 on the end), then halve it.

Patterns in the 5 times table

Saying the table out loud helps too: five times one is 5, five times two is 10…

  1. Five times one is 5.
  2. Five times two is 10.
  3. Five times three is 15.
  4. Five times four is 20.
  5. Five times five is 25.

See the 5 times table

Draw these with your child. Each one shows that multiplying by 5 means counting equal groups of 5.

An array: 3 rows of 5 is 15. Turn it and it shows 5 × 3.
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Skip counting: 4 jumps of 5 land on 20, so 4 × 5 = 20.
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Multiples of 5 shaded on a hundred chart. Look for the pattern.

Facts you already know

Learn it with the 2 and 10 times tables. Counting in 5s is something most children can already do.

Because it is one of the first tables, most facts are new. Every one of them follows the pattern above. Each fact learned here also gives a fact in a later table for free: once you know 5 × 7 = 35, you also know 7 × 5.

The table also works backwards as division: 15 ÷ 5 = 3 · 35 ÷ 5 = 7 · 60 ÷ 5 = 12.

In real life: Hands have 5 fingers, and the minute marks on a clock go up in 5s. How many fingers on 3 hands? 3 × 5 = 15.

Common mistakes with the 5 times table

✗Writing 5 × 7 = 30 or 40.✓ Odd × 5 ends in 5. 5 × 7 = 35.
✗Getting lost past 50 when counting in 5s.✓ Use the clock: 10 × 5 is “50 minutes”, 12 × 5 is the full hour, 60.

What to say to your child

A short script for your first 5 times table session. Pause after each line and let your child answer.

  1. “How many fingers on 4 hands?” (20.) “That is 4 × 5.”
  2. “When the big hand points to 7, how many minutes past is it?” (35.) “So 7 × 5 = 35.”
  3. “5 × 8: what is 10 × 8?” (80.) “Half of that?” (40.)
  4. “Does 5 × 9 end in 0 or 5?” (5, because 9 is odd: 45.)

5 times table questions (answers below)

  1. 5 × 7
  2. 5 × 9
  3. 5 × 12
  4. 5 × 4
  5. 5 × 9
  6. 5 × ? = 30
  7. ? × 5 = 55
  8. 40 ÷ 5
  9. How many fingers on 7 hands?
  10. 25 fingers are shared equally into groups of 5. How many groups?
Show the answers
  1. 35
  2. 45
  3. 60
  4. 20
  5. 45
  6. 6
  7. 11
  8. 8
  9. 35 fingers
  10. 5

The 5 times table as division facts

Every multiplication fact has a division fact hiding inside it. If 5 × 6 = 30, then 30 shared into groups of 5 makes 6 groups. Here are the division facts for the table of 5:

  1. 5 ÷ 5 = 1
  2. 10 ÷ 5 = 2
  3. 15 ÷ 5 = 3
  4. 20 ÷ 5 = 4
  5. 25 ÷ 5 = 5
  6. 30 ÷ 5 = 6
  7. 35 ÷ 5 = 7
  8. 40 ÷ 5 = 8
  9. 45 ÷ 5 = 9
  10. 50 ÷ 5 = 10
  11. 55 ÷ 5 = 11
  12. 60 ÷ 5 = 12

Four facts with the same three numbers make a fact family.

5 × 7 = 35 · 7 × 5 = 35 · 35 ÷ 5 = 7 · 35 ÷ 7 = 5

Learning the table this way means your child learns division at the same time. To check a division answer, multiply back (see check division with multiplication).

Multiples of 5

The answers in the 5 times table are the multiples of 5. They go on forever: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40… Every multiple of 5 can be split into equal groups of 5 with nothing left over.

Is it a multiple of 5? A number is in the 5 times table if it ends in 0 or 5. Try it on 435: it is 5 × 87. Older children use these tests to find factors and multiples and to simplify fractions.

5 times table word problems

Word problems show your child when to use the table. Read each one aloud, ask “how many groups, and how many in each group?”, then multiply.

  1. Groups to total. How many fingers on 6 hands? There are 6 groups of 5, so 6 × 5 = 30 fingers.
  2. Total to groups. 45 fingers are put into groups of 5. How many groups? Ask “5 times what is 45?” The answer is 9.
  3. Two steps. Count the fingers on 4 hands, then on 3 more. That is 20 + 15 = 35. Quicker: 4 + 3 = 7 groups, and 7 × 5 = 35.

For more practice, see multiplication word problems.

A 5-day plan for the 5 times table

  1. Day 1: learn the trick (half of the 10 times answer) and say the table forwards.
  2. Day 2: say it backwards, then answer the practice questions in order.
  3. Day 3: mixed order, with extra time on 5 × 7 and 5 × 9.
  4. Day 4: missing numbers and division: 5 × ? = 40 and 40 ÷ 5.
  5. Day 5: the 1-minute challenge, then the worksheet.

Five minutes a day is enough. A fact is learned when the answer comes in about 3 seconds without counting. Come back to the table once a week after that, so it stays fresh.

5 times table worksheet

Print the free 5 times table worksheet: 50 questions with an answer key.

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Questions parents ask

What is the 5 times table?

The 5 times table is the list of answers when you multiply by 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60. These are also the first twelve multiples of 5.

What is the trick for the 5 times table?

Half of the 10 times answer. Multiply by 10 (put a 0 on the end), then halve it. For example, 5 × 8: 10 × 8 = 80, half of 80 = 40.

How do you learn the 5 times table fast?

Learn it with the 2 and 10 times tables. Counting in 5s is something most children can already do. Learn the trick and say the table forwards and backwards. Then practice mixed-up facts for 5 minutes a day, until each answer comes in about 3 seconds.

What are the hardest facts in the 5 times table?

For most children: 5 × 7 = 35, 5 × 9 = 45, 5 × 12 = 60. Practice those first with the trainer on this page.

What is 5 × 12?

5 × 12 = 60. And 5 × 11 = 55.