Universal Adding Machine/calculator Receipt Roll, 2-1/4' X 128 Ft, White. Replacement ribbon for printing calculators; Compatible with Canon CP1000, Casio DL210, Royal 100P, Sharp 1000, Victor 100, Sharp EL-1197P; 171. TI Cordless USB Adapter (TI-NSP2-AD). While some types of. 'Adding Machine 10Key Univ Lite' behaves like a true '10 Key' or 'printing calculator' such as those made by Monroe, Casio, Sharp and others. A total is obtained by pressing the asterisk (.), operator entry is reversed, and percentages are obtained by multiplying and adding to a stream of numbers. The easiest way to think of a ten-key calculator is as an adding machine (many of which print this nice little tape for you as proof that you did indeed add that staggering column of numbers correctly). Its sole function is to add numbers. Positive numbers, negative numbers, all kinds of numbers.
The easiest way to think of a ten-key calculator is as an adding machine (many of which print this nice little tape for you as proof that you did indeed add that staggering column of numbers correctly). Its sole function is to add numbers. Positive numbers, negative numbers, all kinds of numbers. If it's of decent quality, it will even tell you how many numbers!
The item count is a neat feature that can also stupify if you haven't had much experience with a ten-key--or if you just didn't bother to read the instructions that came with your calculator. However, I'll explain all that in a few moments.
This is not as intuitive as you might think. I recently answered an email where someone asked me if I had it wrong below. Trust me. I don't. I'll include the email and my response below my tutorial to help make my point clear.
Okay, so we want to add some numbers.
6+5+9+8
Now, do I have to tell you to turn on your calculator? (Please don't make me. I'm not sure I can handle the stress.)
Wow, that was easy, agreed? So, now let's change things up a bit. We'll add and subtract some numbers.
6+5-9-8
The email
You provide this example:
6+5-9-8
1. Press: [ C/CE (or C) ] [ C/CE (or C) ]
2. Press: [ 6 ] [ + ] [ 5 ] [ + ] [ 9 ] [ - ] [ 8 ] [ - ]
Shouldn't the + that I highlighted in red actually be a minus?
My response
Actually, no. Think of it this way: the 6 is added to the total (starting from 0), the 5 is added to the total, the 9 is subtracted from the total, and the 8 is subtracted from the total. With the ten key printing calculator, this is how you have to input the numbers to get the answer. :)
Here's a short bit of further clarification for those who still might be having trouble with this concept. Think of it like this. You've just punched in a [ 6 ], now you have to tell the ten key what to do with it, so you punch in a [ + ], then the [ 5 ], and you have to tell it what to do with that one, which again is to add it, then the [ 9 ], which you must tell it to subtract so you follow with a [ - ]!
We're going to move on to mixed calculations now, because multiplication and division is that same old stuff you're used to with a pocket calculator, but wow, isn't it going to be fun to add, subtract, multiply and divide within the same calculation! Move on to mixed calculations...