Guidelines for Inputting Answers Into the Platform

Guidelines for Inputting Answers into the Platform

These guidelines will allow your answers to be self-grading, thus giving you instant feedback.

 For answers with no number in the ones place, put a “leading 0:” 0.7 not .7

 Always simplify fractions (unless the directions tell you not to)

 Leave a space between numbers and symbols (except when writing negative numbers): 4 + 2 = 6

not 4+2=6

 Use the “^” to indicate an exponent: 6^2 (no space)

 Use commas when writing numbers 1,000 and above: 5,479,123 not 5479123

 When typing in a mixed number put the fraction part inside parenthesis: 1(3/5)

 Use the following keyboard shortcuts to create the symbols you need:

Symbo Meaning PC MAC l π Pi Alt + 227 Option + p √ Square root Alt + 251 Option + v ° Degree Alt + 248 Shift + Option + 8 ≤ Less than or equal to Alt + 243 Option + < ≥ Greater than or equal to Alt + 242 Option + > Plus or minus Alt + 241 Shift + Option + =

≈ Approximately Alt + 247 Option + x