Count by 885 (Skip Counting by 885s)

Count by 885

Here we will show you how to count by 885, discuss counting by 885 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 885 matters. To start off, note that Count by 885 means counting in 885s, or count by eight hundred eighty-fives, and it is also called skip counting by 885.

How to count by 885
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 885, we count 885, 1770, 2655, 3540, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 885 or skip counting by 885, we start with 885 and then add 885 to get the next number, and then continue adding 885 to the previous number to keep counting by 885, like this:

885
885 + 885 = 1770
1770 + 885 = 2655
2655 + 885 = 3540
3540 + 885 = 4425
...

You can of course skip count by 885 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 885 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 885, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 885, and so forth.

Count by 885 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 885s 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 885, but don't have the Counting by 885s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 885s is that the number increases by 885.

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 2 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 885 goes 5, 0 and 5, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 885.

Why Count by 885?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 885 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by eight hundred eighty-five, you are also creating a list of multiples of 885 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 885 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 885.

When you skip count by 885, you are also creating a list of numbers that 885 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 885 is the same as making the 885 times table.

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Count by 886
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