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Exactly. Since we invented calculators nearly a hundred years ago students have been unable to learn how to do basic addition and multiplication unassisted.
We see that one for sure. 16 year old not knowing how much change they should get back if they buy something for 15.70 and hand the cashier a 20.
At work I had to help an engineer tally objects on their screen, because they struggled to keep track after 10.