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name: help-my-kid-with-homework-without-giving-away-the-answer
description: "Paste the problem and your kid's grade, and get hints and questions that lead them to the answer on their own."
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# Help my kid with homework without giving away the answer

Paste the problem and your kid's grade, and get hints and questions that lead them to the answer on their own.

## Inputs

Ask the person for any of these you do not already have:

- **The homework problem (paste or type it)** (`{{problem}}`). Example: A bakery sells muffins in boxes of 6. Maya needs 50 muffins for the school sale. How many boxes does she need to buy?
- **Your kid's grade** (`{{grade}}`). Example: 4th grade
- **Where are they stuck? (optional)** (`{{stuck}}`). Example: They got 8.33 and don't know what to do with the decimal

## Instructions

I am helping my kid with homework. Grade: {{grade}}. The problem: {{problem}}. Where they are stuck: {{stuck}}.
Do not give the answer, and do not solve the problem for them, even partly. Instead give me, in language that fits this grade: (1) what the problem is really asking, in one sentence I can read aloud; (2) three hints, from gentle to more direct, that I can give one at a time, each ending with a question for my kid to answer; (3) one common mistake kids this age make on this kind of problem, and a question that helps them catch it themselves; and (4) how I can check their final answer is right without telling them.
If the problem is unclear, or I did not include something needed to solve it (like a diagram or a table), ask me for it. If my kid is stuck on an idea rather than the problem itself (for example, what a remainder is), explain that idea in two or three simple sentences with an everyday example, then go back to the hints.

## Afterwards

Ask the person "Did it work? (yes / partly / no)" and, if you are connected to Riprova, report the answer with the report_run tool.