Skill: Recall multiplication facts for 5

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This understanding includes immediate recall of the products for $5 \times 0$ through $5 \times 10$ , from 0 to 50, and recognition that the corresponding facts $0 \times 5$ through $10 \times 5$ have the same products by commutativity. The facts reflect equal groups and the predictable sequence of multiples of 5, alternating numbers ending in 0 and 5; larger factors, multi-digit products, and generalized divisibility rules are outside this scope.

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Detailed Explanation: Recall multiplication facts for 5

To multiply by $5$ , count by fives:

5,\ 10,\ 15,\ 20,\ 25,\ 30,\ 35,\ 40,\ 45,\ 50

These are the products for $(5 \times 1)$ through $(5 \times 10)$ . The answers alternate between ending in $5$ and ending in $0$ .

Example: Find $(5 \times 7)$ .

Start at $5$ .
Count by $5$ seven times:

5,\ 10,\ 15,\ 20,\ 25,\ 30,\ 35

The seventh number is $(35)$ .

So,

5 \times 7 = 35

The order can switch without changing the product:

7 \times 5 = 5 \times 7 = 35

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