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Setting
the
Numbers
How to Add
Numbers in
Abacus
Remember:
Example 1: 26 + 17 =
1. Right hand sets on the 2 on the
2nd rod and 6 on the 1st rod.
2. To add 1 to the 2 of 26, set 1 on
the 2nd rod.
3. 7 cannot be added directly to 6,
so left hand sets 10 making it 40.
Right hand clears 5 and set 2.
Example 2: 65 + 28 =
Example 3: 126 + 87 =
1.Set 1 on the 3rd rod, 2 on the second
rod and 6 on the first rod.
2.To add 8 to the 2 of 126, set 1 on the
hundreds place then clear the beads
on the tens rod.
3.To set 7 to the 6 of 126, set 10 on the
second rod. Clear 5 on the ones rod