Count by 480 (Skip Counting by 480s)

Count by 480

Here we will show you how to count by 480, discuss counting by 480 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 480 matters. To start off, note that Count by 480 means counting in 480s, or count by four hundred eighties, and it is also called skip counting by 480.

How to count by 480
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 480, we count 480, 960, 1440, 1920, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 480 or skip counting by 480, we start with 480 and then add 480 to get the next number, and then continue adding 480 to the previous number to keep counting by 480, like this:

480
480 + 480 = 960
960 + 480 = 1440
1440 + 480 = 1920
1920 + 480 = 2400
...

You can of course skip count by 480 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 480 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 480, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 480, and so forth.

Count by 480 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 480s 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 480, but don't have the Counting by 480s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 480s is that the number increases by 480.

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 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 480 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 480.

Why Count by 480?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 480 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by four hundred eighty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 480 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 480 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 480.

When you skip count by 480, you are also creating a list of numbers that 480 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 480 is the same as making the 480 times table.

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Count by 481
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