Count by 28 (Skip Counting by 28s)

Count by 28

Here we will show you how to count by 28, discuss counting by 28 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 28 matters. To start off, note that Count by 28 means counting in 28s, or count by twenty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 28.

How to count by 28
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 28, we count 28, 56, 84, 112, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 28 or skip counting by 28, we start with 28 and then add 28 to get the next number, and then continue adding 28 to the previous number to keep counting by 28, like this:

28
28 + 28 = 56
56 + 28 = 84
84 + 28 = 112
112 + 28 = 140
...

You can of course skip count by 28 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 28 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 28, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 28, and so forth.

Count by 28 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 28s 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 28, but don't have the Counting by 28s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 28s is that the number increases by 28.

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 5 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 28 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 28.

Why Count by 28?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 28 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-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 28 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 28 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 28.

When you skip count by 28, you are also creating a list of numbers that 28 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 28 is the same as making the 28 times table.

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Count by 29
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