Abacus Math is the Most Effective, Efficient Way for Your Child or Student to Learn and Practice Arithmetic, Math Facts and Mental Math in an Online Self-Guided Program.

The best kindergarten, elementary school, home school or at home math program to learn, teach and practice basic numeracy, the base 10 number system, place value, arithmetic, mental calculation, addition and subtraction with complements, advanced multiplication and division, negative numbers, decimals, and rounding.

Try It Now!

5-PAIR-EXAMPLE-8

Here is the step by step abacus math solution for 5-PAIR-EXAMPLE-8 problem from rightlobemath.com. Rods are referenced left to right consecutively by letter labels ABCDE. Rod E is any selected unit rod (usually with a dot), i.e. the one's place, chosen on the abacus.

8
7
2
-3
14
Back To Examples Page

Step 1: Add 8 to 0 on rod E.

Step 2: Add 7 to 8 by first adding 1 to 0 on rod D. Then subtract the 7, 10 pair 3, from 8 on rod E.

Step 3: Add 2 to 5 on rod E.

Step 4: Subtract 3 from 7 on rod E, by first adding the 3, 5 pair 2. Then subtract 5 from 9 on rod E.

The final answer is 14

This example is from the online abacus (soroban) math group examples page in PRATTVILLE AL 36067.

The examples focus on teaching the 6 fundamental abacus bead movements needed for all arithmetic problems including multiplication and division. The example presented here is 5-PAIR-EXAMPLE-8. As students work with the abacus or soroban, they begin to visualize the same bead movements in their head developing strong mental images used in mental math. If you want your child to accel in arithmetic, the RightLobeMath online abacus math program will help get results. Whether you are looking for an online elementary math program, a home school arithmetic math program, or a comprehensive mental math program give rightlobemath.com at try today!

Get Started!

Facebook