The table below gives an example of an Old Babylonian single multiplication table with principal number 5.
| 5 times 1 | 5 |
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| 5 times 2 | 10 |
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| 5 times 3 | 15 |
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| 5 times 4 | 20 |
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| 5 times 5 | 25 |
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| 5 times 6 | 30 |
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| 5 times 7 | 35 |
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| 5 times 8 | 40 |
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| 5 times 9 | 45 |
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| 5 times 10 | 50 |
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| 5 times 11 | 55 |
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| 5 times 12 | 1 |
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| 5 times 13 | 1,5 |
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| 5 times 14 | 1,10 |
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| 5 times 15 | 1,15 |
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| 5 times 16 | 1,20 |
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| 5 tiimes 17 | 1,25 |
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| 5 times 18 | 1,30 |
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| 5 times 19 | 1,35 |
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| 5 times 20 | 1,40 |
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| 5 times 30 | 2,30 |
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| 5 times 40 | 3,20 |
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| 5 times 50 | 4,10 |
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