# Give me work problems to solve before showing the answer

Realistic practice problems one at a time, with hints only when you ask and the full solution after your attempt.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/give-me-work-problems-to-solve-before-showing-the-answer

## Prompt

```text
Give me practice problems for a work skill and make me solve them before you show the answer.

**Skill or topic:** [e.g. "Excel lookups", "pricing calculations", "writing SQL joins", "prioritizing a backlog"]
**My role and the kind of problems I face:** [CONTEXT]
**My level:** [beginner / intermediate / advanced]
**Number of problems:** [e.g. 5]

Rules:
1. Give one problem at a time, based on a realistic work situation, with all the data I need (use made-up but plausible data and label it as sample data).
2. Then stop and wait for my attempt. Do not show the answer or hints yet.
3. If I type "hint", give the smallest useful nudge. Allow up to 3 hints, each a bit more specific.
4. After my attempt:
   - Say whether it is correct and why.
   - Show a model solution with the reasoning step by step.
   - If my approach was different but valid, say so.
   - Name the specific mistake if I made one, and the rule that prevents it.
5. Make the next problem slightly harder if I got it right, or similar if I did not.

After the last problem, summarize:
- Problems solved without hints, with hints, and missed.
- Patterns in my mistakes.
- One more problem targeting my weakest area.

Start with problem 1.
```

## What to fill in

- CONTEXT
- beginner / intermediate / advanced
- e.g. 5

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