Count by 960 (Skip Counting by 960s)

Count by 960

Here we will show you how to count by 960, discuss counting by 960 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 960 matters. To start off, note that Count by 960 means counting in 960s, or count by nine hundred sixties, and it is also called skip counting by 960.

How to count by 960
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 960, we count 960, 1920, 2880, 3840, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 960 or skip counting by 960, we start with 960 and then add 960 to get the next number, and then continue adding 960 to the previous number to keep counting by 960, like this:

960
960 + 960 = 1920
1920 + 960 = 2880
2880 + 960 = 3840
3840 + 960 = 4800
...

You can of course skip count by 960 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 960 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 960, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 960, and so forth.

Count by 960 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 960s 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 960, but don't have the Counting by 960s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 960s is that the number increases by 960.

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 960 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 960.

Why Count by 960?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 960 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by nine hundred sixty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 960 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 960 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 960.

When you skip count by 960, you are also creating a list of numbers that 960 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 960 is the same as making the 960 times table.

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Count by 961
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