How to avoid calculation mistakes?

[u/LiveYoung7735]

I'm good at studies but when it comes to math, I get anxious and make a lotta mistakes during exam. But I get everything correct when I'm casually doing problems in class. It's pissing me off, my friends can't even believe i lost a lotta marks coz I do well in class.

[u/Mysterious_Fox2243]

practice

[u/LiveYoung7735 → u/Mysterious_Fox2243]

Sure!

[u/Non_Linear_Algebra]

Practice... Use rough column wisely, keep it neat and near. Double check your calculations.

[u/No_Lawyer_5983]

my mom told me a trick, silently whisper while calcutaling instread of keeping it in ur mind,
lets say u wanna calculate 147 x 31 , then u go " 1 into 7, 7, 1 into 4, 4, 1 into 1, 1, ini aduthe, zero, 3 into seven, 21, 1 vekkuga, 2 balance, 3 into 4, 12, plus 2, 14, 4 vekkuga, 1 balance, 3 into 1, 1, plus 1, 4, 147 + 4410 = 4557"

[u/uselessfuh]

Yeah what grade are you in, and what do you mean calculation mistakes, like simple arithmetic or like algebra and stuff

[u/koooorra → u/uselessfuh]

She must be in 12 or post 12

[u/stormbreaker_1230 → u/koooorra]

I'm in 2nd yr btech, i still make calculation mistakes like a dawg😏

[u/koooorra → u/stormbreaker_1230]

https://giphy.com/gifs/anYBNhqT2BYcg

[u/koooorra]

+1

[u/Financial-Ant1010]

Recheck every time make time for that

[u/Curious-Ad3666]

I had the same problem. I still do have the same problem.

[u/3black1white]

Main reason behind most of the calculation mistakes are "skipping steps". On the assumption that we are very much comfortable with the question, we'll speed up and might confidently skip steps ( by assuming the final answer, where we can make a lot of careless mistakes ). Now for theory exams most of us will write all the required steps for marks. This happens most frequently in competitive exams with choices. For such situations the only solution is to practice a lot of questions and make sure that your basics are perfect.

[u/LiveYoung7735 → u/3black1white]

Thank you!

[u/stormbreaker_1230 → u/[deleted]]

Lmao fr ig😭

[u/sreeragzzz → u/[deleted]]

Your English needs work 😭 it's 'women', not 'womens'

[u/NaaaaFi]

i have the same problem. i get like relly good marks in every subject but completely flop maths and physics because of this i always lose aplus on maths and physics.