Dhyayan Abacus
Learn to Use the Abacus
Step 1: Each column has 1 red bead (worth 5) at the top and 4 blue beads (worth 1 each) below the black bar.
Step 2: Click the red bead to slide it down to the bar (adds 5). Click it again to slide it back up (removes 5).
Step 3: Click a blue bead to slide it up to the bar (adds 1 per bead). Click the top active bead to slide it down (removes 1).
Try This: Set the first column to 5 + 3 by sliding 1 red bead down and 3 blue beads up. The value should show 8!
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100B
10B
B
100M
10M
M
100K
10K
K
100
10
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
Value: 0