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Think Step by Step: AI Prompt Exercises

Asking for step-by-step reasoning, and checking what comes back, is how you catch the mistakes AI can state confidently. These 10 exercises build up step by step, starting with is a price rise worth it?, break a big job down, why did sign-ups drop?.

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1

Is a Price Rise Worth It?

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to work out, step by step, whether raising a product's price from $20 to $24 is worth it if sales drop 10%, showing its calculations.

What a good prompt includes
  • step by step
  • the prices
  • the sales drop
  • show the working

Give the numbers ($20 → $24, 10% fewer sales), ask Claude to work through it step by step, and show its calculations.

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2

Break a Big Job Down

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to break 'move our team's files to a new cloud system' into small steps, with an owner and a rough time for each.

What a good prompt includes
  • break into steps
  • the job
  • an owner each
  • a time each

Ask Claude to break the file move into small steps, each with an owner and rough time.

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3

Why Did Sign-Ups Drop?

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to list possible causes of a sudden 30% drop in website sign-ups, from most to least likely, and how to check each one.

What a good prompt includes
  • possible causes
  • the problem
  • most to least likely
  • how to check each

Ask for possible causes of the 30% sign-up drop, ranked by likelihood, with how to check each.

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4

Decide Between Two Offers

Write a prompt asking Claude to help you decide between two job offers by listing your criteria, scoring each offer, and explaining the result.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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5

Show Each Line of the Sum

Write a prompt asking Claude to calculate the total cost of a 3-day trip for 4 staff (flights $300 each, hotel $150 per room per night, 2 rooms), showing each line before the total.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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7

Pros, Cons, Then a Verdict

Write a prompt asking Claude to weigh up hiring a freelancer vs a full-time designer: list pros and cons of each, then give a recommendation for a 5-person startup.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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8

Plan Back From a Deadline

Write a prompt asking Claude to plan backwards from a product launch on 1 March, listing what must be done each week before then.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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9

Find the Hidden Assumptions

Write a prompt asking Claude to review your sales forecast and list the assumptions it relies on, then say which one is riskiest.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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10

Explain the Reasoning

Write a prompt asking Claude to suggest the best day to send a newsletter to office workers, and explain its reasoning in 3 bullet points.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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