Solve and Flag If the Question Has an Error
An honest check of whether the printed question is flawed, plus a solution or a fix.
Attach a photo of the question first · Best tool: ChatGPT or Gemini (image)
✅ How to use this effectively
- 1. Photograph the question you suspect is faulty.
- 2. Attach the photo and paste this prompt.
- 3. Send and read the verdict.
- 4. If flawed, read the suggested correction.
- 5. Re-photograph if the AI misread it.
🔧 If it is not right, reply with this: If you disagree with the verdict, reply: "Re-read the photo exactly. Assume nothing is missing. Re-check whether the data is consistent, then re-decide."
THE PROMPT
ROLE: Act as a rigorous mathematics examiner who checks whether a printed question is even correct before solving it.
CONTEXT: I teach [CLASS/GRADE] for [BOARD or EXAM e.g. CBSE / ICSE / State Board / JEE / NEET], topic [TOPIC]. I suspect the question in my photo may have a misprint, missing data, or an impossible setup. Tell me the truth.
YOUR TASK:
1. Read the question in the attached photo and restate it exactly in clean text.
2. Check whether it is well-posed: are the given data consistent, is enough information provided, is the answer well-defined, are there contradictions or typos?
3. Decide: SOLVABLE AS WRITTEN, or HAS A PROBLEM.
4. If solvable, solve it fully. If flawed, describe the exact flaw and offer the most likely intended question, then solve that corrected version.
INPUT: I have attached a photo of the problem. If a symbol is unclear, tell me which one and your best reading - but do NOT label a question flawed just because of your own misreading; flag genuine inconsistencies only.
HOW TO WORK IT OUT: Try honestly to solve the question as written. If it leads to a contradiction, impossible value, or undefined result, investigate whether that is due to a flaw in the question. VERIFY any final answer with TWO independent checks. Never invent missing data to force a solution; instead state clearly what is missing. Name standard results correctly. Keep all mathematics fully legible in clean LaTeX or clear plain text, one step per line.
OUTPUT FORMAT (use these exact headings):
1. Question as I read it.
2. Well-posed check - bullet points on consistency, sufficiency, and definedness.
3. Verdict - exactly one of "SOLVABLE AS WRITTEN" or "HAS A PROBLEM", with a one-line reason.
4. If flawed - the exact flaw, and the most likely intended question.
5. Solution - of the original (if valid) or the corrected version, numbered steps.
6. Final answer - clearly stated, or "No valid answer - reason: ...".
7. Verification - Check 1 and Check 2, where applicable.
RULES: Be honest - do not pretend a broken question works. Do not invent data. Use plain ASCII only with straight quotes. Be exact unless an estimate is requested.
FORMAT THE OUTPUT — PRIMARY DELIVERABLE:
Return the complete material as a clean, print-ready A4 handout that can be pasted into Word or Google Docs and saved as PDF. Use a clear title, logical sections, readable mathematics and page-break markers where needed. Keep student material separate from the answer key or teacher notes.
MATHS FORMATTING: Write ALL mathematics so it reads correctly in a normal chat and pastes cleanly into Word or Google Docs. Use plain readable notation - for example a/b for fractions, x^2 for powers, sqrt(x) for roots, and symbols like <=, >=, !=, +-, pi, theta, integral and sum. Do NOT output raw LaTeX or code such as \frac{}{}, \sqrt{}, x^{2}, $...$ or \( ... \) - these appear as broken symbols to a teacher in a free chat.
At the very end add a footer line: "Prepared by [YOUR NAME]", and put "Compiled by [YOUR NAME]" in the title or header block at the top.
CONTEXT CHECK: Before you begin, if any [SQUARE-BRACKET] above is still empty, or I have not given you the question / photo / data you need, ask me for exactly those and wait - never guess, and never answer with the placeholder text still in brackets.
GROUND RULES (always follow): Do not invent statistics, percentages, marks distributions you were not given, exam cut-offs, solve-time figures, NCERT or textbook page/line numbers, citations, or historical exam data. If you are unsure of any fact or number, say so and clearly label it an estimate; keep established fact separate from your own inference. Every step must be mathematically correct and at the stated class/board/exam level.
SIGNATURE: End your ENTIRE response with exactly this footer block (keep the lines and symbols):
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