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tip_array[0]="Substituting may appear mysterious, but it really isn&#39t. When ever you have to replace a variable – x, for example, with a number or expression do the following.  Rewrite the problem, leaving the x out. Where the x should go, you&#39ll put a pair a parenthesis. Then fill in the blank with the number or expression."
tip_array[1]="Find a pattern that works for you in solving problems. Then keep following that pattern. Even if someone tells you there is a faster way, stay with your pattern until you are ready to change. It may take you longer, but you&#39ll get where you want to go."
tip_array[2]="Use colors! You can use different colors to indicate different processes, or keep numbers straight. With colors, you won&#39t get lost in the numbers."
tip_array[3]="Adding is just shortcut counting. Multiplying is shortcut adding. Exponents are shortcut multiplication. That&#39s why zero times anything is zero. If you don’t count a number at all the answer has to be zero."
tip_array[4]="Dividing is shortcut subtraction or backwards multiplication. That is why you can&#39t divide by zero. Zero subtracted from a number leaves you with the same number and anything multiplied by zero is still zero."
tip_array[5]="When doing multiple processes, use brackets to show which one you are doing. Then come down onto the next line and rewrite the problem with that process complete."
tip_array[6]="When you see one number on top of a line and another number under that line, it may look like a fraction, but it may really be division!"