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For as long as I can remember, I have always found it easier to add and subtract numbers from left to right instead of from right to left. By adding and subtracting numbers this way, I found that I could call out the answers to math problems in class well before my classmates put down their pencils. And I didn't even need a pencil!
— Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks
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by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer
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