Count by 69 (Skip Counting by 69s)

Count by 69

Here we will show you how to count by 69, discuss counting by 69 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 69 matters. To start off, note that Count by 69 means counting in 69s, or count by sixty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 69.

How to count by 69
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 69, we count 69, 138, 207, 276, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 69 or skip counting by 69, we start with 69 and then add 69 to get the next number, and then continue adding 69 to the previous number to keep counting by 69, like this:

69
69 + 69 = 138
138 + 69 = 207
207 + 69 = 276
276 + 69 = 345
...

You can of course skip count by 69 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 69 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 69, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 69, and so forth.

Count by 69 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 69s 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 69, but don't have the Counting by 69s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 69s is that the number increases by 69.

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 10 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 69 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 69.

Why Count by 69?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 69 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-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 69 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 69 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 69.

When you skip count by 69, you are also creating a list of numbers that 69 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 69 is the same as making the 69 times table.

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Count by 70
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