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Start
your assignment right after class.
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Copy
each problem down carefully.
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Think
of the steps you will use and the rules you will follow.
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Check
your notes and examples.
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Try
every problem. Take a chance!
You might be right.
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Do
not skip steps at first!
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Write
each step below the previous one. Be
neat!
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Check
your work before looking at the answer key.
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Arithmetic
errors? Brush up on the
basics.
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“Plug
in” your answer, or do the problem a different way.
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Incorrect?
Check your notes and book.
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Still
wrong? Ask the instructor, a
tutor, classmate, or friend.
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Do
the problem from scratch until you get it right.
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Do
an extra set – practice pays off!