Question

What ways can I make 49 as tens and ones

Answer 1

Here is a few:

1- 4 tens 9 ones
2- 3 tens 19 ones
3-2 tens 29 ones
4- 1 ten 39 ones
5- 0 tens 49 ones

Answer 2

-- No tens plus 49 ones.
-- One ten plus 39 ones.
-- Two tens plus 29 ones.
-- Three tens plus 49 ones/
==> Four tens plus 9 ones.
-- Five tens minus a single one.
-- Six tens minus 11 ones.
-- Seven tens minus 21 ones.
-- Eight tens minus 31 ones.
.
.
etc.

The heavy one is the way we actually write it.
That's what the digits '4' and '9' mean.