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How to Use Skip-Counting by 10 to Do Real-World Tasks

Skip counting is a mathematical activity in which you count by certain numbers, such as twos, fives, tens or hundreds. When you skip count, you don't count every single number, but instead, you count units of numbers. An example of skip counting by tens would be "10, 20, 30, 40...." This type of counting is helpful in real-life activities in which you need to count large amounts or you are trying to multiply something.

Instructions

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  Count dimes when you are rolling change. Money wrappers for dimes usually come in $5 amounts. Count by tens until you reach $5 in dimes.
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  Count 10 dollar bills by skip counting. If you are handling sums of money, such as in the situation of handling a garage sale, this is useful.
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  Count a large group of people by having them get into groups of ten. Then skip count by tens for each group to find the total number of people.
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  Skip count by tens when you are sorting a large number of objects, such as pieces of candy, buttons or marbles. This can help you to organize the objects into groups and to figure the total number of objects.

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