Count by 48 (Skip Counting by 48s)

Count by 48

Here we will show you how to count by 48, discuss counting by 48 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 48 matters. To start off, note that Count by 48 means counting in 48s, or count by forty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 48.

How to count by 48
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 48, we count 48, 96, 144, 192, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 48 or skip counting by 48, we start with 48 and then add 48 to get the next number, and then continue adding 48 to the previous number to keep counting by 48, like this:

48
48 + 48 = 96
96 + 48 = 144
144 + 48 = 192
192 + 48 = 240
...

You can of course skip count by 48 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 48 Chart of the first 100 numbers to get you started.

Looking at the chart above, you will see that the first column has the first ten numbers you get when you skip count by 48, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 48, and so forth.

Count by 48 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 48s Chart above in 10 rows and 10 columns so you can easily identify patterns.

Skip counting always creates patterns. Figuring out these patterns may help you if want to count by 48, but don't have the Counting by 48s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 48s is that the number increases by 48.

Furthermore, if you look at each row above, each number in the row has the same last digit (ones place). That means that every tenth number has the same last digit.

If you look down the columns, you will see that the last digit (ones place) repeats itself in blocks of 5 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 48 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 48.

Why Count by 48?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 48 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by forty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 48 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 48 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 48.

When you skip count by 48, you are also creating a list of numbers that 48 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 48 is the same as making the 48 times table.

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Count by 49
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