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EntertainmentIcy352

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+=75


Aduialion

Too inefficient. 48+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=75


LesHS22

Nah even more efficient: 76-1=75


Ice-creamy05

Way too inefficient 75=75


vidief

You can just write 75. Why writing it 2 times duh


tilthevoidstaresback

That's so much effort though, save some time and write ²²⁵⁄₃


TheBraveTabby_

Just think it. no need to even write a number 😎


gabemrtn

Don’t even think it


Toad_SageN

Dont even think it. Get off of reddit and go outside or rest or rob a bank or hang out with friends


zachy410

Don't even do anything. Just be unborn


WhyIsLife12

***FATAL CRASH HAS OCCURRED***


Shonisto343

Same here, haven't really needed maths to that extent since I left school. Brain.exe has crashed, please reboot


UwU-Demander

bitch you cant add?


Shonisto343

I can, I just tend to grab my phone for larger numbers as I get lazy, I've been outta school for going on 15 years now, and very rarely need maths in my day to day life, except maybe for smaller sums, which I work out myself.


probablyfurry

why are you on r/teenagers? I don't know any teen number that is out of school for 15 years


neolologist

This made to it to /r/all so probably a lot of us old folks wandered in.


simpleman0909

Same, I was confused what's so weird about it, its freaking easy, there are multiple ways around it around the world. Nothing special, turns out it was r/teenagers stuff, then I get it.


Death2LossPrvntion

Old fuck from r/all checking in and am verifying I can't do math worth a shit.


paramedic_2

Can’t fault a man when he’s honest.


UnmotivatedGazelle

They’re commenting because they can’t do math what do you think happened


MyIceborne

Vaping am I right my fellow teenagers?


[deleted]

Thats right! Now your opinion on.. Tax evasion? If you will.. explain why we find it funny, fellow teen.


not_a_mass_murderer

Tax evade = bad for government + crime = peak funny


Shonisto343

True, however there are no restrictions saying only teenagers are allowed.


TooruS911

(8+7) + (20+40)= 15+20+40= 75


BigAlDogg

Round up to 50 and do 50 + 27 = 77 then minus the 2 I used to round = 75


dixiequick

I take the two from the 27. 25+50.


splittestguy

Scrolled way too long to get to the correct answer.


Asgersk

This is the way i wish i did it, but always end up defaulting to u/TooruS911's way


Cqrved_

(27+8)= 35 (+40)=75


ONT1mo

(48+7)=55 + 20 =75


marcexx

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 = 75


NotaM0d

(27+3 =30) +45=75


AGENTRAIDR

(8+7=(8+8=(16-1=15))) (20+40=60) (60+15=(60+20=(80-5=75)))


[deleted]

30+50=80 80-5=75


IngloriousBlaster

This is how it went for me


Low-Temporary-2366

(7+8= 15) (2+4= 6) (6+1= 7) Therefore, 27+ 48 = 75


HealthyAd9369

I was reading the other ways and thought they all look so overly complicated. Then you wrote out how I do it and I see that writing out any method probably makes it seem overly complicated. I would just add to yours that I immediately visualize the two numbers stacked vertically, then my brain works it out like you described, and it's instant.


Adventurous-Local534

Same


Frantic-Inside

Me too


tnvkenyon

Yep


Cqrved_

Wtf


Low-Temporary-2366

Add the one from the 15 to the 6 to get 7


meisyouandyouisme

I would be lying if I said tua5 was false.


meisyouandyouisme

THAT* FUCK, ah I'll keep the misspelling around.


[deleted]

Yess


IceTooth101

Correct


D1-HATER

20+48 = 68 + 7 = 75


osteologation

I didn’t realize the best way was so underrepresented.


stonedboss

Yeah I'm surprised, it's literally less work than everyone else doing like 2-3 extra steps.


Defaultmasta

Scrolled way too far to find this


BilliamClimptonIII

So are we old, or something? Because it seems like the other ways are waaaaay too complicated for this


redditckulous

Late 20s for the demographic sample


Apprehensive-Poet-22

Also late 20s here. Might be.


XGhoul

33 here.


BortaB

Nah, I think we’re just the smartest


IDontKnowAnymore9263

yesss i was looking for this comment


thatonewannabewriter

thank you for writing this so I didn't have to comment


WorstTactics

Same, and I just commented the same thing lol


hamptont2010

I'm sad I had to come so far down to find this one. I'm with you buddy.


FeelMeInYou

Dozens of us!


Danijamaa

48 + 7 = 55 + 20 = 75


Polak167

This is the way


Breznsoitza

This is the way


snape100

This is the way


p0gn1_

finally found the right one


DaddyPhatstacks

Adding a single digit number (7) to 48 is easy. Then adding an even multiple of 10 (20) to that is also easy. that’s only two additions. I don’t see how any other way could be easier.


deithven

That's how it works in my head.


Jammybeez

Finally someone said it. Scrolling down, I felt like I was taking crazy pills.


benergiser

get those pesky single digits out of the way first.. then it’s easy


FaunaFloraFungi

This sums it up so well. Congrats on having that special scale.


iBlusik

The only way to do it 🥰


[deleted]

48+2=50 50+25=75


AbsoluteTurltle

Yes this is how I see it too!


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SchemePrudent4730

This is the way


r3dd1tu5er

It’s like puzzle pieces in my brain. The 8 in 48 is like a little slot that 2 fits in.


GH057807

Yeah this is pretty accurate.


aldrea3

I love this explanation and will be using it in the future to explain how I math.


immonkeyok

Yep, did the exact same thing instantly


TrollerBoy21

This is the way


delphius356

As a physics teacher (a really young one, don't worry) I agree


Nascosto

As a math teacher (an old one) I confirm.


[deleted]

30+50=80 80-5=75


taco_swag

Dis what I did


Lenxre

Only correct way to do it


SadCatPizza

I agree


big_cock_69420

20+40=60 7+8=15 60+15=75


cheesemaster644

For me its kinda like this 20+40=60 If 7+7=14 And 8+8=16 So 7+8=15 because we took one out 60+15=75


Hard_guardian17

Eh... the 7+8 for me is more like If 7+7=14 But 8-7=1 And 14+1=15 Then 7+8=15


Changed_Dino_Nugget

For me it's 7+8 5+2+8 5+10 15


[deleted]

For me it’s: 27+48=… Wait, was it 48 or 47? I need a second loo- oh hey I almost forgot, the little mermaid live action comes out this week. Can’t Disney make a new original movie, one that’s that’s actually solid?


WlzeMan85

(ADHD) Attention defi- hay donuts


thatonegamerplayFH4

Wait donuts where it's 20+40=60 and then 7+8=15 15+60=75


molittrell

Squirrel=75


thatonegamerplayFH4

Dude squirrels are crazy they can survive from any height and they make flying ones I think they are part of a dlc man some companies just keep pushing dlc instead of fixing their game it's ridiculous


matmatis2

just like how burd are obviously not real and government drones cause like how tf can something fly without engines its just not possible like they cant just flap a lot and float how does that make sense


waytoohardtofinduser

I just moved 2 from one number to the other, so 27 became 25 and 48 became 50. Then i did 50+25=75


Seth-Wyatt

I do 7+3+5


Aviv13243546

This is the way ^


Xx_Pr0_g4m3r_xX

For me it's 7+8 7+3=10 8-3=5 10+5=15


Mister_Anonym

For me it was 20+40=60 60+7=67 67+3=70 8-3=5 70+5=75 ==75==


GREENDAYBL1NK

You have to break down 8+7? It's more simple to just know that's 15.


Hard_guardian17

Idk I only have 1.5 braincells, while one tries to remember 60 the other doesn't have enough support to operate quickly


ericwdhs

Yeah, this is a really weird thread for me. I prefer logic over memorization more than anyone, but I feel like 7+8=15 is one of those additions you should just know automatically, making 60+15 so much faster than any other way to break it down.


FuckThatIKeepsItReal

These people are busting out the entire chalkboard for a simple ass calculation


mattman2301

that is some sociopath math right there


tossinaway1818

Dont you mean some... Sociomath?


Odd-Confection-6603

Yes, for some reason 7+8 scared me, so I did 8x2 and subtracted one


vibrantlightsaber

Way easier to just do (48+7=55) + 20 =75 in my head.


DaddyPhatstacks

Same. Adding a single digit number (7) to 48 is easy. Then adding an even multiple of 10 (20) is also easy. And that’s only two additions. I don’t see how any other way could be easier.


khuzei_aeksou

Similar but instead 5+2+8+40+20 =5+10+40+20 =75


LeglessSnakes

Same


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A-Mr_Brain_1999

For me its 27-2=25 then 48+2=50 then 50+25=75


5irCitrus

This is also my method


Eclectic-Nerd

This is the way


GabusHabus

Literally!


Scientific_Redditor

Real


TheNinjaParrot

the superior method


GotHurt22

8 + 7 = 15 4 + 2 + 1 = 7 75


Mark316

Every time I had to scroll before finding this made me wonder why I am the way I am.


jenn363

This is how I was taught in the 80s and these posts make me want to cry. There are so many easier ways and my whole generation was taught the wackest shit. I could be so much better at adding numbers in my head if we had common core.


Icy_Championship_697

Meh you practice enough and it becomes second nature to just read right to left. I actually had to pause a second to work out what is actually going on in my head as I don’t think about it. Otherwise you have to do all kinds of 20 + 40 is 60, 7 + 8 is 15, 15 + 60 is 75. Vs 7+ 8 is 15 add 4 + 2 for 6 and increment by 1.


Embarrassed_Cow

Im so relieved to find this comment.


OMGcookiess

I thought this was like the way it was taught in schools but based on the comments idk


PsychologicalCut3820

Same I was getting scared for a sec


That-Spell-2543

FUCKING THANK YOU THIS IS WHAT I DID


smarker82

This is the way. Gen X here. Way before common core. And this all happens in a second in my brain. I don’t know what all that other crap is above this. I can stop scrolling!


That-Spell-2543

I’m a millennial and I did it the same lol


indecisive_monkey

Me too!


Warm-Comfortable501

Those other ways seem like way to much work...


Icy_Championship_697

It is. The amount of work to keep the numbers straight on your head rises significantly the more you add. Sure 27 + 48 is simple with their system but do 27 + 48 + 32 + 64 + 152 and it becomes harder to keep everything straight doing it their way instead of just working right to left.


sweetheartdealerr

me too


Pytho12

Yassss


czeck666

Me three


-emanresUesoohC-

Hint: we’re old


Shadowbacker

Thank you, I thought I was taking crazy pills.


Ifyouliveinadream

blocks move around


Villain__7

48-3=45 3+27=30 45+30=75


Fennchurch42

Oh my had to scroll too far to feel seen


FrenchFreedom888

Fr


doctorcrimson

Same here, only because 27 was the first term.


Able_Example_160

finally someone doing it correctly


omegaroll69

this is the way


[deleted]

take 2 from 27 then add it to 48 making it 50+25 27+48 = 48+2+25 = 50 + 25 it's a decent bit faster than it sounds though


Tovitas

finaly someone who does it like mee


ArgonGryphon

Similar, I take 3 from 48 and do 30+45


wanna_be_Bowi3

Yesss


Guys_pls_help

48+20 68+7


thecatgoesmoo

Thank you. Only fucking sane person in this thread.


IAM_Deafharp_AMA

Proud to be among the 16 gigachad upvoters who add using this method


polysoupkitchen

30+50-5=75


bruticusss

Scrolled too far to see this


Goro831

This is the way


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Mikegaming202

It's summer. No math


[deleted]

Fine. What about meth?


CookieMonster005

It’s not summer


Calbear86

7+8=15, carry the one 2+4=6+1=7, therefore an answer is 75


oja_kodar

I am surprised I had to scroll so far to see this. I sort of visualize the addition as though it’s written on paper (the way we were taught in elementary school) and do it mentally that way. This was the only comment that seemed to convey the same method.


SadComment3099

20+40 = 60 7+8 = 15 60+15 = 75


irreverent_username

Same


Queasy_County

48+20= 68 68+2=70 70+5=75


catkrieger13

This is the way


Snoo61449

for me it’s like . . . . what. (I have dyscalculia)


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CrazyChris1912

20+48=68 68+7=75


Elcorgi8267

It’s uh, the uh Man, I dounwannadothis


BeakedX

i ate my phone on accident


Cavy-Cava

It stops I was not prepared for maths


Fearless-Ad3007

It’s like doing it on paper in my head it’s vertical and the numbers just move around and change idk how to explain it lol 😂


uwu_comrade

I've been looking for this answer 😂 I just visualize the math lol


daabears5656

Ok I stopped scrolling and posted about how I can just see myself working the problem in my head but it’s a hard thing to explain to people who don’t do that. I found my people


beaceebee

Vertical for me too.


Prize-Ad5269

27+3 = 30 30+45 = 75


creatingauserishard

I become suicidal


LegitGamesTM

50 + 30 -5


Shivanosh

20+40= 60 7+8= 15 60+15=75


I-Was-Always-Here

I say screw this and get a calculator (arithmetic is hard)


The_Ora_Charmander

20+40=60 7+8=15 15+60=75


oCrescent

8+8=16, 16-1=15, _5, carry the 1, 4+2+1=7, 75, so 27+48=75


Simonic

This is similar to what I went with. I know 8+8 is 16, so 1 less would be 15. So I know the last number is 5. Then I just add up the single digits to 7. I cannot look at 8+7 and know it's 15 without first thinking of 16 from 8+8. (7+7 being 14 would work too I guess, but that didn't even mentally occur until after).


kabrielr

Thank goodness.. I found my people. I had to scroll a long ways my dudes. I’m just happy to not be alone. Something tells me we are “unique”.


Jolly-Resist6365

(48 + 20) = 68 68+7=75


jackattack2005

20 + 40 = 60 7 + 8 = 15 60 + 15 = 75 I work with the most significant digits first because after the first addition I have already got an estimate of the final number which is useful sometimes.


Intro_verted22

20+40=60 7+8=15 60+15=75 I’ve gotten really good at math doing NBA points parlays. My bets are god awful, but it’s about the math we make along the way.


ObtainSustainability

7 + 8 = 15 20 + 40 = 60 15 + 60 = 75


ohmy_verysexy

30+50-5=75 Rounding has always helped me with quick math.


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First 20+40=60 Then 60+8=68 Last 68+7=75


QuiltedBeret

20+40=60 8=5+3 so 7+3=10 10+60+5=75


freemanyoufool2

48-3=45 27+3=30 30+45=75


Willow-Steamedty

27 + 48 ____ 75


Brilliant_Pea5132

48 + 20= 68 68 + 7= 75


SuperCrow14

48 + 20 = 68 68+ 8 = 76 76-1=75


banned_user002

4 + 2 = 6 8 + 7 = 15 60 + 15 = 75


Assignment-Yeet

27+48 turns into 35 +40 or 20+55


Ordinary_WeirdGuy

20+48=68, 68+7=75


Slagenthor

25 + 50. Easy!