Calculating five times the number 50

To calculate five times the number 50, you use multiplication, specifically multiplying 50 by 5. Multiplication here means you are taking the value of 50 and combining it five times, which scales the number up proportionally. Think of it as adding 50 five separate times: 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50. Performing the operation 50 * 5 accomplishes this in a single step. The expression 250 captures this calculation, so when you substitute any value for 50, evaluating 50 * 5 will give you five times that original number.