50 on an abacus

Reading the abacus from the highest place value to the units column, 50 appears as follows: the millions column has no beads moved to the beam; the hundred-thousands column remains empty on this column; the ten-thousands column is clear with no active beads; the thousands column is set to zero; the hundreds column has no beads moved to the beam; the tens column keeps the upper bead active with all four lower beads reset; the ones column is clear with no active beads.

1. Step 1. First clear the frame so no rod is counting: top beads off the beam and lower beads fully lowered.
2. Step 2. On the millions column, show 0. In practice, the millions column has no beads moved to the beam.
3. Step 3. Set the hundred-thousands column for 0. Here, the hundred-thousands column remains empty on this column.
4. Step 4. Adjust the ten-thousands column to 0. the ten-thousands column is clear with no active beads.
5. Step 5. Configure the thousands rod for 0. That means the thousands column is set to zero.
6. Step 6. On the hundreds column, show 0. In practice, the hundreds column has no beads moved to the beam.
7. Step 7. On the tens column, show 5. In practice, the tens column keeps the upper bead active with all four lower beads reset.
8. Step 8. Adjust the ones column to 0. the ones column is clear with no active beads.
9. Step 9. Check each place value in order to verify that the abacus now shows 50.