Abacus is an ancient calculating tool that can be used for various mathematical calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or even for basic counting. The design of this ...

These days, you're most likely to find the simple abacus in the hands of preschoolers — with rows of rainbow-colored beads that kids can push around and shake and rattle.

These days, you're most likely to find the simple abacus in the hands of preschoolers — with rows of rainbow-colored beads that kids can push around and shake and rattle.

Then they use it for simple counting exercises, before moving on to addition and subtraction. "It gives children a visual understanding of how to perform these operations," Singh says.

Then they use it for simple counting exercises, before moving on to addition and subtraction. "It gives children a visual understanding of how to perform these operations," Singh says.

The abacus can be used for basic counting, and young students can move the beads around to make shapes. But you can also use them to carry out a range of calculations, from simple addition and ...

The abacus can be used for basic counting, and young students can move the beads around to make shapes. But you can also use them to carry out a range of calculations, from simple addition and ...

These days, you're most likely to find the simple abacus in the hands of preschoolers — with rows of rainbow-colored beads that kids can push around and shake and rattle.

How would you quickly solve a difficult maths equation if you didn't have a calculator? Well not so long ago the answer was an abacus. We went along to the National Abacus Maths Championships to ...

These days, you're most likely to find the simple abacus in the hands of preschoolers — with rows of rainbow-colored beads that kids can push around and shake and rattle.