Human Calculator 24

What unique method did Scott Flansburg use to add numbers?

• Adding the ones first

• Adding the tens first

• Using a calculator

• Writing them down.

What did Scott Flansburg's teacher ask him to do when he wasn't paying attention?

• Go to the chalkboard

• Solve a puzzle

• Write an essay

• Read a book

According to the passage, what is Scott Flansburg's ability compared to?

• A computer

• A mechanical calculator

• A math teacher

• A scientist

Fill in the blank: Flansburg's strategy was different because he added the ____ first.

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

What is one of the operations Scott Flansburg developed new ways to perform?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• All of the above.

Fill in the blank: Scott Flansburg believes that with the correct strategies and consistent practice, anyone can become better at performing ____ math.

• Written

• Mental

• Complex

• Simple

What did Scott Flansburg do after developing his strategies?

• Kept them secret

• Traveled the world teaching them

• Used them only for himself

• Wrote a book

What grade was Scott Flansburg in when he developed his unique method?

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

• Fifth

Fill in the blank: Flansburg has been dubbed the 'human calculator' because he can calculate significantly faster than a person performing the same functions on a ____ calculator.

• Digital

• Mechanical

• Scientific

• Graphing

Fill in the blank: Flansburg's method was completely different from the traditional method of adding the numbers in the ____ column first.

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands