How to Divide on the Abacus?
We begin learning to perform long division on the abacus with a single digit divisor. Just like in the standard algorithm, we will transform division problems into a series of subtraction facts as we move the divisor through the dividend. In the following example we will know we have completed the division problem when the subtraction
How to do Division with a Single Digit Divisor on the Abacus?
If this is your first time doing division on the abacus please see a more basic example, How to Divide on the Abacus. In this example, we will show how to do basic division with a single digit divisor on the abacus which can be thought of as long division. Division is usually difficult for
How to Multiply on an Abacus?
Since multiplication is repeated addition, any multiplication problem can be solved on an abacus. To perform multiplication on an abacus, students must be able to perform addition on the abacus and memorize the basic single digit multiplication facts through 9×9. With addition and the basic math facts, students can take on any multiplication problem with ease.