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by spion 1207 days ago
You can try the dance problem with this prompt prefix

To answer the following problem, work through it by reasoning step by step and writing that reasoning down, making sure steps are not conflicting with previous steps. Only after you've written down all the steps, write down the final answer and base it on the previous steps.

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I tried the dance problem, and regenerated the response three times.

The first two claimed that Michael will go to the dance, but third one made the correct argument that Michael may or may not go to the dance.

It didn't help it do any better on the number problem. Prepending that paragraph still has it get the first step is wrong, as well as everything that follows it.

> To solve this puzzle, we need to find the values of A, B, and C that satisfy the equation:

> AAA + BBB = AAAC

> Let's start by looking at the rightmost digit, which is C. We know that C must be either 0 or 1 because the sum of two digits cannot be greater than 18 (9 + 9 = 18). Also, C cannot be 0 because that would mean that A and B would be equal, which is not allowed in this puzzle. Therefore, C must be 1.

... And then it keeps going into la-la land.

The final answer it gives is, by the way:

957 + 483 = 1440