Count by 60 (Skip Counting by 60s)

Count by 60

Here we will show you how to count by 60, discuss counting by 60 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 60 matters. To start off, note that Count by 60 means counting in 60s, or count by sixties, and it is also called skip counting by 60.

How to count by 60
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 60, we count 60, 120, 180, 240, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 60 or skip counting by 60, we start with 60 and then add 60 to get the next number, and then continue adding 60 to the previous number to keep counting by 60, like this:

60
60 + 60 = 120
120 + 60 = 180
180 + 60 = 240
240 + 60 = 300
...

You can of course skip count by 60 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 60 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 60, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 60, and so forth.

Count by 60 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 60s 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 60, but don't have the Counting by 60s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 60s is that the number increases by 60.

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 60 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 60.

Why Count by 60?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 60 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by sixty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 60 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 60 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 60.

When you skip count by 60, you are also creating a list of numbers that 60 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 60 is the same as making the 60 times table.

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Count by 61
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