5x Table

If we know our 10x table then we can easily work out our 5x table. For example, if we know that 6 x 10 = 60 then 6 x 5 will be half of 60 because 5 is half of 10, so 6 x 5 = 30. We don't want to rely on this forever though, as it is too slow. We need to learn every times table by heart.