A user wants a language model to find the range (the difference between the highest and lowest values) of the dataset: 12, 45, 8, 23, 50. Compare the following two prompts and explain which is more effective and why.

*   **Prompt A:** 'What about the numbers 12, 45, 8, 23, 50?'
*   **Prompt B:** 'Calculate the range of the numbers 12, 45, 8, 23, 50.'

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An example of a direct prompt designed to instruct a Large Language Model to perform a specific mathematical task is the request: 'Please calculate the average of the numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7.'

Example of a Prompt for Calculating the Average of 1, 3, 5, and 7

The correct answer to the prompt asking for the average of the numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7 is 4.

Correct Answer for the Average of 1, 3, 5, and 7

A user wants a language model to find the product of 8 and 12. Which of the following prompts is best structured to directly instruct the model to perform this specific calculation and provide a single, numerical answer?

Based on the provided scenario, explain why the user's initial input failed to achieve their goal. Then, rewrite the input to be a more effective and direct instruction for the language model.

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