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Old 01-06-2013, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jblum315 View Post
My father had that ability too. He could add a column of 4 figures in his head without writing the numbers at the bottom. It was scary. I can't add 2 + 2.
I know a handful of folks who can do this as well. My BIL is one who can do LONG addition equations this way. Needless to say he was in the accounting business before he retired. He is a very intelligent man!!!

I'm "horrible" in math! I'm a visual person and cannot "see" numbers at all. Had a hard time with math in school for this reason.