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Q: How do you calculate on an abacus?
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What is the Reason Why Abacus is Invented?

The abacus was invented to help people calculate.


What are the advantages of the abacus?

One of the advantages of the abacus is that it is easy to use. Another is that it does not require electricity to work. You can use it no matter where you are.


What is the abacus's current purpose?

The same it has always been. To calculate math.


What is an instrument used to calculate that starts with A?

The word you're looking for is... Abacus.


What did Chinese people use to calculate numbers in ancient times?

I think maybe an abacus


Is the abacus an old version of the calculator?

Yes, abacuses (or is it abaci?) were used to calculate simple maths problems.


What did students use an abacus for in days gone by?

An abacus could be considered an early ancestor to the calculator. It was made of wood and had wooden beads that slid on wires and were used to calculate arithmetic problems.


What things were the abacus used for?

math,to help people calculate when they didn't make up a calcutelater yet.


Which country invented the abacus?

China invented the abacus .


What is the difference between abacus and calculator?

The difference is that an abacus uses beads to calculate. A calculater uses solar energy or batteries to make its digital numbers. In other words an abacus uses beads and a calculater uses buttons you press to put numbers on the calculaters screen.


What did the calculator say to the other calculator?

The answer is "you can count on me." But of course, you do not "count" on a calculator: you calculate. You can count on your fingers, or on an abacus, or a handheld tally counter.


How do you say abacus in Hindi?

ABACUS