Count by 68 (Skip Counting by 68s)

Count by 68

Here we will show you how to count by 68, discuss counting by 68 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 68 matters. To start off, note that Count by 68 means counting in 68s, or count by sixty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 68.

How to count by 68
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 68, we count 68, 136, 204, 272, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 68 or skip counting by 68, we start with 68 and then add 68 to get the next number, and then continue adding 68 to the previous number to keep counting by 68, like this:

68
68 + 68 = 136
136 + 68 = 204
204 + 68 = 272
272 + 68 = 340
...

You can of course skip count by 68 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 68 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 68, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 68, and so forth.

Count by 68 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 68s 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 68, but don't have the Counting by 68s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 68s is that the number increases by 68.

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 68 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 68.

Why Count by 68?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 68 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-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 68 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 68 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 68.

When you skip count by 68, you are also creating a list of numbers that 68 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 68 is the same as making the 68 times table.

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Count by 69
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