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What happing if you forgot to put down what make of calculator you used?

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  • 09-06-2009 7:50pm
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    Mick_Grif
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭


    I forgot to put down what calculator I used for both maths papers, I know I know really stupid thing to forget but will I be marked down for it??


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    Reilly616
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 374 ✭✭Reilly616


    No, I highly doubt it. I'd assume they only look at the make of calculator if you have lots of correct answers with little or no workings.


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    Claypigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 660 ✭✭✭Claypigeon


    What above poster said.

    Also sometimes I think they might seek out that particular calculator to re-do what you did to check if that is indeed what the calc came up with (may be diff to theirs). Just to check if you scribbled down an answer because you felt the method wasn't resolving. It's mostly to check whether or not your calc is legal, although most people would just lie if it wasn't.


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    Mick_Grif
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Mick_Grif


    Reilly616 wrote: »
    No, I highly doubt it. I'd assume they only look at the make of calculator if you have lots of correct answers with little or no workings.

    Thanks!!:D


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    Reilly616
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 374 ✭✭Reilly616


    Your welcome!

    And Claypigeon, I always wondered about that. If I had an uber calc, I would definately learn of a regular calculator name!


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    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,612 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Hmm, I guess there is a case to say you are allowed do exams without it. But if you start doing Minus B formula in your head... Good luck


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    VinnyTGM
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭VinnyTGM


    I'd say nothing would happen.


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    #8
    kevwall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭kevwall


    well i jus remembered thanks ta ya dat i 4got to do the ame for business, although i wouldn say it dat improtant, like the calculations on each calculator migh b different by .0000000001 or sometin!
    ;)

    but honestly u fail!!
    :confused:
    joke


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    Overature
    Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Overature


    you get an automatic fail, it was on the rules on the first page.


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    MrPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭MrPirate


    Mick_Grif wrote: »
    I forgot to put down what calculator I used for both maths papers, I know I know really stupid thing to forget but will I be marked down for it??
    All exam results canceled, not allowed to sit exams again for 5 years.
    /joke


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    galway.gaa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭galway.gaa


    what happens is all of your axams are canceled and your not aloud sit any state exams for another 5 years. tough break but if you didnt put it down you but you were obviously using a calculator that can solve equations. so in that respect i supose it serves you right


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    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    All the ridiculous baiting in here. So pathetic.

    You'll be fine. A mate of mine forgot to do it last year and got an A2.


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    Mick_Grif
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Mick_Grif


    andyman wrote: »
    All the ridiculous baiting in here. So pathetic.

    yea can a mod please lock thread now. Thanks for the answers people.


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    #014917
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭#014917


    andyman wrote: »
    All the ridiculous baiting in here. So pathetic.

    You'll be fine. A mate of mine forgot to do it last year and got an A2.

    A2? Wonder why he didn't get an A1? YOU LOSE 10%


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