Calculation 1


54 - 17 = 37


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(1) Addition

(A) 3 + 1 = 4
Procedures:

(1)

C1: 3 brown beads - use thumb

(2)

C1: add 1

=== 1 red bead Pt LP - use thumb



Result = 4



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(B) 3 + 6 = 9

Procedures:

(1) C1: 3 brown beads - use thumb

(2) C1: add 6

=== 1 red bead Pt UP - use forefinger
=== 1 red bead Pt LP - use thumb




Result = 9





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(C) 4 + 4 = 8

Procedures:

(1) C1: 4 brown beads - use thumb



(2) C1: add 4

=== 1 red bead Pt UP - use forefinger (= 5)
=== 1 red bead Af LP - use forefinger (subtract 1)



Result = 8







(D) 8 + 7 = 15

Procedures:

(1)

C1: 8 brown beads



(2) C1: add 7

=== 2 red bead Pt LP - use thumb
=== 1 red bead Pt UP (= 5) - use forefinger, now C1 = 15



=== C1: 5 bead Af LP - use forefinger
=== C1: 1 bead Af UP - use thumb
=== C2: 1 bead, Pt LP - use thumb



Result = 15



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(E) 91 + 5 = 96

Procedures:

(1)

C2 = 9, C1 = 1

=== 91 brown beads



(2) C1: add 5

=== 1 bead Pt UP - use forefinger

Result = 96







(F) 5,628 + 1,151 = 6,779

Procedures:

(1)

5,628 brown beads



(2) Add 1,151

=== C4 add 1
=== C3 add 1
=== C2 add 5
=== C1 add 1



Result = 6,779



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(G) 6,122 + 1,758 = 7,880

Procedures:

(1) 6,122 brown beads



(2) Add 1,758

C4 add 1 === 1 bead Pt LP
C3 add 7 === 1 bead Pt UP, 2 beads Pt LP
C2 add 5 === 1 bead Pt UP
C1 add 8 === 1 bead Pt UP, 3 beads Pt LP, now C1 = 10 units




(3) === C1: 5 beads Af LP, 1 bead Af UP

(4) === C2: 1 bead Pt LP

Result = 7,880







(H) 6,647 + 1,868 = 8,515

Procedures:

(1) 6,647 brown beads



(2) C4: add 1

=== 1 bead Pt LP



(3) C3: add 8

=== 1 bead Pt UP
=== 3 beads Pt LP



(4) === C3: 2 beads (= 10 units) Af UP (10 units = 1 LP bead in next column C4)



(5) === C4: 1 bead Pt LP



(6) C2: add 6

=== 1 bead Pt UP, 1 bead Pt LP




(7) === C2: 1 bead Af UP, 5 beads Af LP (10 units = 1 LP bead in next column C3)



=== C3: 1 bead Pt LP



(8) === C3: 5 beads Af LP, 1 bead Pt UP (5 units in LP = 1 unit in UP)



(9) C1: add 8

=== 1 beads in Pt UP, 3 beads Pt LP






(10)

=== C1: 1bead Af UP, 5 beads Af LP, 1 bead Pt LP in C2



Result = 8,515



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(2) Subtraction


(A) 54 - 17 = 37

Procedures:

(1) C2: 5, C1: 4

54 brown beads 



(2) C2: 5 - 1 = 4

=== 1 bead Af UP




=== 4beads Pt LP



(3) C1: 4 - 7

=== 4 is not enough to subtract 7, hence borrow 1 unit (= 10) from C2



=== C1: = 14




=== 14 - 7 = 7



Result = 37



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(B) 94 - 28 = 66

Procedures:

(1) C2 = 9, C1 = 4

94 brown beads



(2) C2: 9 - 2 is 7



(3) C1: 4 - 8

=== 4 is not enough to subtract 8, hence borrow 1 unit (= 10) from C2

(4) === C2: 7 - 1 = 6

(5) === C1: 14 - 8 = 6



Result = 66







(C) 9,699 - 6,647 = 3,052

Procedures:

(1) C4 = 9
C3 = 6
C2 = 9
C1 = 9

9,699 brown beads



(2) C4: 9 Subtract 6 = 3

(3) C3: 6 Subtract 6 = 0

(4) C2: 9 Subtract 4 = 5

(5) C1: 9 Subtract 7 = 2

Result = 3,052



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