Look at the clock
Every number on a clock face is a 5 times table answer. The 7 means 35 minutes, the 9 means 45. A child who can read a clock already knows most of this table.
5 times table
The 5 times table has the clearest pattern of them all: every single answer ends in 5 or 0, alternating the whole way down. Children usually spot it themselves within a minute, and a pattern you discover is a pattern you remember.
The 5 times table
- 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
Every answer ends in 5 or 0. Odd number × 5 ends in 5; even number × 5 ends in 0.
The six-step plan
Work down the steps in order. Each one asks a bit more of you than the last, and the medals stay on this device so you can pick up where you left off.
Your progress
0 of 6 steps doneSay the whole table out loud twice, then once more without looking. Hearing yourself say it is what makes it stick.
Type the answers from 5 × 1 down to 5 × 12. In order is the easy version — you can lean on the one above.
Drag each answer onto its question. Tap an answer and then a question if you would rather not drag.
Same twelve facts, jumbled up. This is where you find out which ones you actually know.
Pick the right answer before the bar runs out. Speed matters here — a fact you know takes under three seconds.
Twelve questions, no clues, one minute. Get them all right and the 5 times table is yours.
Games for the 5 times table
Every game below is set to the 5 times table already. Change the tables inside the game whenever you want a bigger challenge.
Quick Practice
–Straight questions, no clock, no pressure.
True or False
–Is the answer right, or not?
Mixed Practice
–Every kind of question, all shuffled together.
Test Mode
–A graded quiz, marked at the end.
Speed Test
–How many can you answer before the clock stops?
1 Minute Test
–Sixty seconds. How far can you get?
Tricks for the 5 times table
Halve the 10 times table
5 × 8: work out 10 × 8 = 80, then halve it to get 40. Five is half of ten, so this works every time.
Odd, even, odd, even
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 — the last digit flips between 5 and 0. If you multiply an odd number by 5 the answer ends in 5; an even number gives you a 0.
5 times table word problems
Knowing 5 × 7 is one thing; spotting that a question needs 5 × 7 is another. Work these out on paper first, then check.
Fingers on hands
There are 9 children in a circle, each holding up one hand. How many fingers are in the air?
Show the working
5 fingers × 9 hands = 45
45 fingers.
Five minutes a go
A fairground ride lasts 5 minutes. It runs 11 times in a row. How long is that?
Show the working
5 minutes × 11 rides = 55
55 minutes.
Coins in a purse
A purse holds 12 five-pence coins. How many pence is that altogether?
Show the working
5 pence × 12 coins = 60
60 pence.
5 times table chart
Print this chart and put it somewhere it will be seen — on the fridge, inside a pencil case, above a desk. A chart that is glanced at ten times a day beats one that is studied once.
| 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 |
Print the 5 times table worksheets
Five ready-made worksheets for the 5 times table, with answer keys, plus a generator if you want to choose the question types yourself.
Questions about the 5 times table
What is the 5 times table?
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.
What is the easiest way to remember the 5 times table?
Halve the ten times table. 5 × 6 is half of 60, which is 30. It is also worth pointing at a clock face, because those numbers are the 5 times table already.
Why do all the answers end in 5 or 0?
Because 5 is half of 10. Two fives make a ten, so the answers step up in half-tens: 5, 10, 15, 20 and so on, landing alternately on 5 and 0.
Learn the other times tables
Twelve tables, and you already know more of them than you think. Every fact you learn here shows up in another table too.