Question

Rick says to find 2x5 he can use counting by 5s: 5,10,15,20,25 Explain what he did wrong

Answer 1

Well , he skip counted 5 times. So , he needs to skip count 2 times by 5. Just like 2x5.

Answer 2

He counted too far. 5 x 2 is 10. He counted up to 25 which is 5 x 5, past what he is looking for.