Guess what will be the last digits of 11 × 5 and 12 × 5.

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Guess what will be the last digits of $11 \times 5$ and $12 \times 5$ .

Correct Answer

$11 \times 5$ = 55 (last digit is 5). $12 \times 5$ = 60 (last digit is 0). Since 11 is odd, the product ends in 5. Since 12 is even, the product ends in 0.

Exercise: Seeing Patterns in Multiplication Tables | Q: 2 | (Page Page 18)

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Explanation

The pattern in the 5-times table shows that odd multipliers give products ending in 5, and even multipliers give products ending in 0.

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