Common Mistakes
MATH
List of common Mistakes:
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5.
Knowledge.
Understanding.
Procedure.
Silly mistakes.
Too long.
1. Knowledge Mistakes
a. Don’t know the formula.
b. Don’t know the topic.
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2. Understanding Mistakes
*Mostly in word problems
a. Don’t know/understand the term.
b. Don’t know how to interpret the
information.
c. Interpret the opposite information.
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3. Procedure Mistakes
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b.
c.
d.
Wrong sign.
Wrong operation.
Wrong result.
Do the opposite.
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4. Silly Mistakes
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Panick.
Wrong topic/question.
Copy the wrong number/sign/operation.
Solve for “x” instead of “y”.
Wrong values into the calculator.
Get it right, fill it wrong.
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5. Too Long
* Technically not a mistake
a.
b.
c.
d.
Don’t simplify.
Don’t apply the formula.
Operate unnecessarily.
Solve for “x” unnecessarily.
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How to use this info:
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Understand your mistakes.
Categorize them.
Find the one you make the most & work on it.
Color-code them.
Re-do questions you got wrong.
Answers
19. D
20. 14
21. 5
11. B
23. D
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