CSS selector :nth-child() explained

HTML

<table id="table-1">
<caption>single</caption>
<tr><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td></tr>
</table>

<table id="table-2">
<caption>every nth</caption>
<tr><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td></tr>
</table>

<table id="table-3">
<caption>every nth begin from</caption>
<tr><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td></tr>
</table>
<table id="table-4">
<caption>lower limit</caption>
<tr><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td></tr>
</table>
<table id="table-5">
<caption>upper limit</caption>
<tr><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td></tr>
</table>

CSS

#table-1 tr:nth-child(3),
#table-2 tr:nth-child(3n+2),
#table-3 tr:nth-child(3n+4),
#table-4 tr:nth-child(n+3),
#table-5 tr:nth-child(-n+4){
       background: red;
}

table {
    float: left;
    border-right: 1em solid transparent;    
}

caption {
   white-space: nowrap; 
   padding: 0 0.5em;   
}
td {
   padding: 0.5em 2em;   
}