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Recording an Answer
To record an answer, write the numbers in the top row, including decimals or slashes if necessary, and then darken the corresponding ovals.
Whole Number Answers
Recording whole numbers is easy. Write the number at the top and then fill in the corresponding ovals beneath. If your answer is shorter than four digits, you can start from the right or the left; it does not matter.
For example, the number 25 can be recorded with the numbers starting in first, second, or third column.
Fractions and Decimals
A proper fraction, such as 1/2, can be recorded as 1 — slash — 2 (1/2), or as 0 — point — 5 (0.5), or as point — 5 (.5). You can enter this answer starting in the first or second column.
However, we recommend that if your answer is in fractional terms, you retain the fraction; do not convert your fractions to decimals. Why do more work than necessary and risk making another mistake?
Improper Fractions
An improper fraction, or a top-heavy fraction such as 5/3, should be recorded just as a proper fraction is recorded — 5 — slash — 3 (5/3). Do not convert improper fractions to mixed numbers.
No Mixed Numbers
A mixed number, such as 1 2/3, should first be converted into an improper fraction, such as 5/3, and the improper fraction should be entered in the grid. Do not record 1 as 1 — 2 — slash — 3 because the computer will read it as 12 thirds!
Don't Convert Fractions
To avoid confusion and to guard against possible mistakes, do not convert fractions such as to their decimal equivalents.
Simply grid in the answer as 1 — slash — 3 (1/3). Similarly, grid in as 2 — slash — 3 (2/3)without converting it to .667.
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