As adults, do you still find yourself having to use your fingers to count?

Question

ummm......this question is for a friend of mine who didn't have the time to post this question. I don't actually still have to use my fingers when adding but my friend was curious about it......yup, she sure was.... ;)

Ok, that friend is me. I cannot tell a lie!

Answer 1

Haha yes indeed I do. I don't know why, but I'm always a freak about getting enough sleep. So let's say it's like eleven o'clock and I'm about to go to sleep but then I have to wake up at 7. I just go ahead and count the number of hours of sleep I'll be getting (on my fingers, of course). It's a habit, I guess. And if I'm getting less than 7 or 8 hours, I make a mental sticky-note to get something caffeinated in the morning.

Answer 2

I´m a math teacher for high school students and I also teach Calculus at the university and YES, i do use my fingers to count every now and then.

But most of all, i simply can´t do vector calculations without waving my fingers...

Answer 3

Bad habit, yes. Mostly turned to the calulator now. But the fingers do still appear now and then. LOL

Answer 4

When I'm just waking up, yes! Otherwise, mental figuring comes pretty easy to me.

Answer 5

I sometimes use my fingers when multiplying, not necessarily for adding or subtracting.

Answer 6

i use my fingers sometimes when i am doing science and math problems

Answer 7

It depends, I'm not an adult but my mom doesn't have to and my dad sometimes does... :)

Answer 8

yes, and i dont know why i still do. its a weird habit, lol

Answer 9

No, but sometimes my toes.