You, an intellectual: 9+7=16
Me, with ADHD: if you take 1 from 9 and give it to 7 thats 8+8 and 8x2 is 16
Someone, usually a Teacher: NOT LIKE THAT YOU HEATHEN
This is literally how I would have done it
9 is a hungry bitch and takes one from 7, making it 10+6=16
VALID
Me, a wild dyscalculiac: *counts it out on fingers*
Hi. I’m a professional math tutor. I am “good with numbers.” I have answered muttered questions while the person was trying to figure out how to solve them using a calculator. I have been gawped at and referred to as a “human calculator” many times.
Here’s a secret: These tricks are exactly how people who are “good with numbers” do quick mental math. Anyone who tells you not to use them is wrong. (Including the fingers thing. Fingers help you keep track of numbers. That’s good.)
If…. If I get more fingers will I be better at math?
yes this is 100% how it works
















