How many even whole numbers between 1 and 99 are multiples of 5 ?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 11
(E) 13
Solution 1

The multiples of 5 between 1 and 99 are:

$$
5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95
$$

Of these, only $10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80$, and 90 are even.

Therefore, there are 9 even whole numbers between 1 and 99 that are multiples of 5 .

## Solution 2

To create an even multiple of 5 , we must multiply 5 by an even whole number (since 5 is odd, multiplying 5 by an odd whole number creates an odd result).

The smallest positive even multiple of 5 is $5 \times 2=10$.

The largest even multiple of 5 less than 99 is $5 \times 18=90$.

That is, multiplying 5 by each of the even numbers from 2 to 18 results in the only even multiples of 5 between 1 and 99 .

Since there are 9 even numbers from 2 to 18 (inclusive), then there are 9 even whole numbers between 1 and 99 that are multiples of 5 .

ANSWER: (C)