Count by 49 (Skip Counting by 49s)

Count by 49

Here we will show you how to count by 49, discuss counting by 49 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 49 matters. To start off, note that Count by 49 means counting in 49s, or count by forty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 49.

How to count by 49
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 49, we count 49, 98, 147, 196, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 49 or skip counting by 49, we start with 49 and then add 49 to get the next number, and then continue adding 49 to the previous number to keep counting by 49, like this:

49
49 + 49 = 98
98 + 49 = 147
147 + 49 = 196
196 + 49 = 245
...

You can of course skip count by 49 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 49 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 49, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 49, and so forth.

Count by 49 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 49s 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 49, but don't have the Counting by 49s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 49s is that the number increases by 49.

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 10 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 49 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 49.

Why Count by 49?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 49 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-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 49 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 49 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 49.

When you skip count by 49, you are also creating a list of numbers that 49 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 49 is the same as making the 49 times table.

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