Count by 25 (Skip Counting by 25s)

Count by 25

Here we will show you how to count by 25, discuss counting by 25 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 25 matters. To start off, note that Count by 25 means counting in 25s, or count by twenty-fives, and it is also called skip counting by 25.

How to count by 25
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 25, we count 25, 50, 75, 100, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 25 or skip counting by 25, we start with 25 and then add 25 to get the next number, and then continue adding 25 to the previous number to keep counting by 25, like this:

25
25 + 25 = 50
50 + 25 = 75
75 + 25 = 100
100 + 25 = 125
...

You can of course skip count by 25 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 25 Chart of the first 100 numbers to get you started.

Looking at the chart above, you will see that the first column has the first ten numbers you get when you skip count by 25, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 25, and so forth.

Count by 25 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 25s Chart above in 10 rows and 10 columns so you can easily identify patterns.

Skip counting always creates patterns. Figuring out these patterns may help you if want to count by 25, but don't have the Counting by 25s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 25s is that the number increases by 25.

Furthermore, if you look at each row above, each number in the row has the same last digit (ones place). That means that every tenth number has the same last digit.

If you look down the columns, you will see that the last digit (ones place) repeats itself in blocks of 2 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 25 goes 5, 0 and 5, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 25.

Why Count by 25?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 25 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by twenty-five, you are also creating a list of multiples of 25 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 25 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 25.

When you skip count by 25, you are also creating a list of numbers that 25 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 25 is the same as making the 25 times table.

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