5 Times Table: Chart, Clock Trick & Practice

Quick answer

The 5 times table is 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60. Every answer ends in 5 or 0: an odd number times 5 ends in 5, and an even number times 5 ends in 0. Quick trick: 5 times a number is half of 10 times it, so 5 × 8 is half of 80, which is 40. The minute marks on a clock count by 5s too.

The 5 times table chart

Here's the full table. Notice how the answers take turns ending in 5 and 0. The third column shows the half-of-ten trick: find 10 times the number, then take half.

The 5 times table, from 5 × 1 to 5 × 12
Fact	Answer	Half of ten times
5 × 1	5	half of 10
5 × 2	10	half of 20
5 × 3	15	half of 30
5 × 4	20	half of 40
5 × 5	25	half of 50
5 × 6	30	half of 60
5 × 7	35	half of 70
5 × 8	40	half of 80
5 × 9	45	half of 90
5 × 10	50	half of 100
5 × 11	55	half of 110
5 × 12	60	half of 120

5 × 15
5 × 210
5 × 315
5 × 420
5 × 525
5 × 630
5 × 735
5 × 840
5 × 945
5 × 1050
5 × 1155
5 × 1260

Counting by 5s: 5, 0, 5, 0. Odd steps land on a 5, even steps on a 0.

Why every answer ends in 5 or 0

Two 5s make a ten. So an even number of 5s is a whole number of tens and ends in 0: 5 × 4 = 20, 5 × 8 = 40. An odd number of 5s is some tens plus one more 5, and ends in 5: 5 × 3 = 15, 5 × 7 = 35.

That gives your child a two-second check before they answer: “Is the other number odd or even?” For 5 × 9, 9 is odd, so the answer ends in 5. It's 45.

4 hands with 5 fingers each: 5, 10, 15, 20

Hands are the original 5s: one hand, 5 fingers. Have everyone at the table hold up their hands and count the fingers by 5s.

The half-of-ten trick

Five is half of ten, so 5 times a number is half of 10 times that number:

5 × 8: 10 × 8 is 80, and half of 80 is 40
5 × 7: 10 × 7 is 70, and half of 70 is 35
5 × 12: 10 × 12 is 120, and half of 120 is 60

For even numbers there's a shortcut: halve the number first, then make it tens. For 5 × 6, half of 6 is 3, so the answer is 3 tens: 30. The same idea works backward for division: to divide by 5, double the number and divide by 10. For 35 ÷ 5, double 35 is 70, and 70 ÷ 10 = 7.

Counting by 5s on a clock

An analog clock is a ready-made 5 times table. The minute hand moves 5 minutes from one number to the next, so when it points to the 7, it's 5 × 7 = 35 minutes past the hour. When it gets all the way to the 12, it has gone 5 × 12 = 60 minutes: one full hour.

The minute hand on the 7 means 5 × 7 = 35 minutes past the hour.

Second graders learn to tell time to the nearest five minutes, so the 5s and the clock grow up together. Ask “Where will the minute hand point at 20 past?” and let your child count around the clock by 5s. Nickels work the same way: each one is worth 5 cents, so 9 nickels is 9 × 5 = 45 cents.

Facts your child already knows from easier tables

Thanks to the turn-around rule, 5 × 10 is the same fact as 10 × 5, so every table your child learned earlier already covers part of the 5s. In our recommended order, the 5s come after the 1s, 2s and 10s, so 3 of the 12 facts are already known.

5 × 1 = 5from the 1s
5 × 2 = 10from the 2s
5 × 3 = 15new
5 × 4 = 20new
5 × 5 = 25new · square
5 × 6 = 30new
5 × 7 = 35new
5 × 8 = 40new
5 × 9 = 45new
5 × 10 = 50from the 10s
5 × 11 = 55with the 11s
5 × 12 = 60with the 12s

already knownnewonly if your school teaches the 11s and 12s

New in the 5s: 5 × 3 through 5 × 9, plus 5 × 11 = 55 and 5 × 12 = 60 if your child's school teaches the 11s and 12s.

Once known, the 5s become a helper for harder tables: ×6 is ×5 plus one more group (6 × 7 is 35 + 7, which is 42), and ×7 is ×5 plus ×2.

Common mistakes with the 5s (and quick fixes)

One group off. Answering 30 or 40 for 5 × 7. Use the odd/even check: 7 is odd, so the answer must end in 5.
Adding instead of multiplying. Answering 12 for 5 × 7. Count it on hands: 7 hands of 5 fingers.
Losing track after 50. “45, 50, 65…” Use the clock: after 50 comes 55, then 60 at the 12.
Thinking 5 × 0 is 5. Zero groups of 5 is 0.

The 5 times table in real life

Fives are on every hand, every nickel and every clock. These stories use all three.

A star has 5 points. How many points do 8 stars have?

8 × 5 = 40 points.

Each nickel is worth 5 cents. How much are 9 nickels worth?

9 × 5 = 45 cents.

The minute hand points to the 11. How many minutes past the hour is it?

5 × 11 = 55, so it's 55 minutes past the hour, 5 minutes before the next hour.

Sam has 35 cents, all in nickels. How many nickels does he have?

35 ÷ 5 = 7 nickels.

Tap a story to see the answer. Ask your child to draw a quick picture first: groups, an array or a number line.

5 times table practice

Ten questions, mixed on purpose: some are turned around, and some have a missing number, like 5 × ? = 45. Tap a question to check the answer, and ask your child which trick they used. Finding a missing factor is how third graders start to think about division (3.OA.A.4).

5 × 3 = ?
5 × 3 = 15
5 × 7 = ?
5 × 7 = 35
6 × 5 = ?
6 × 5 = 30
5 × ? = 45
5 × 9 = 45
? × 5 = 40
8 × 5 = 40
5 × 12 = ?
5 × 12 = 60
5 × 5 = ?
5 × 5 = 25
5 × ? = 55
5 × 11 = 55
? × 5 = 20
4 × 5 = 20
10 × 5 = ?
10 × 5 = 50

Division facts for the 5s

Each 5s fact gives two division facts. Since 5 × 7 = 35, you also know 35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5.

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

One fact family: two multiplication facts and two division facts

35 ÷ 5 = ?
35 ÷ 5 = 7
45 ÷ 5 = ?
45 ÷ 5 = 9
60 ÷ 5 = ?
60 ÷ 5 = 12
30 ÷ 6 = ?
30 ÷ 6 = 5
20 ÷ 5 = ?
20 ÷ 5 = 4
40 ÷ ? = 8
40 ÷ 5 = 8

Want a printed set? Our times tables worksheets and division facts worksheets come with answer keys.

Frequently asked questions

What is the trick for the 5 times table?

Take half of 10 times the number: 5 × 6 = 30, because 10 × 6 is 60 and half of 60 is 30. Also, every answer ends in 5 or 0: odd numbers times 5 end in 5, and even numbers end in 0.

What is 5 times 7?

5 × 7 = 35. Seven is odd, so the answer ends in 5. On a clock, the minute hand pointing at the 7 means 35 minutes past the hour.

Why do all the answers in the 5 times table end in 5 or 0?

Because two 5s make 10. An even number of 5s makes whole tens, so the answer ends in 0. An odd number of 5s leaves one extra 5, so the answer ends in 5.

How do you teach the 5 times table with a clock?

Point to each number on an analog clock and count the minutes by 5s: the 1 is 5 minutes, the 2 is 10, the 3 is 15. Each number on the clock times 5 gives the minutes, so the 9 means 9 × 5 = 45 minutes past the hour.

What is 5 times 12?

5 × 12 = 60. Half of 120 is 60. It's also the number of minutes in an hour: twelve 5-minute jumps take the minute hand all the way around the clock.

When do kids learn the 5 times table?

Skip counting by 5s is a 2nd-grade skill in the Common Core (2.NBT.A.2), and the 5s facts are usually learned early in 3rd grade, right after the 2s and 10s. Many kids count by 5s much earlier, on their hands.

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Written by The Mathing Team for parents and teachers. Grade expectations follow the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics; your state or school may sequence skills a little differently.