Did I get the right row? Re-read the label. "Total" ≠ the specific line item.
PARENTAGE CHECK: Is this row under the right section header? "Individual income taxes" under "Receipts" ≠ under "Refunds". Scroll up to find the section heading.
Did I get the right column/year? Count columns from the header.
Net vs Gross? "Net" = after deductions. "Gross" = before. Check which the question asks.
Are the units correct? Check table header: millions, billions, thousands, percent.
Parentheses = negative. "(123)" means -123.
If FY question: did I use FY months (Jul-Jun or Oct-Sep), not CY?
If multiple values: did I get all of them? Count matches expected count.

AFTER COMPUTING, before writing:

Does the magnitude make sense? Federal budgets are billions, not millions.
Is the sign correct? Deficits are negative.
Did I use the right formula? pct_change = (new-old)/old100, NOT (new-old)/new100.

Then: printf '%s' "VALUE" > /app/answer.txt

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description	Checklist before computing and before writing answer

AFTER EXTRACTING DATA, before computing:

Did I get the right row? Re-read the label. "Total" ≠ the specific line item.
PARENTAGE CHECK: Is this row under the right section header? "Individual income taxes" under "Receipts" ≠ under "Refunds". Scroll up to find the section heading.
Did I get the right column/year? Count columns from the header.
Net vs Gross? "Net" = after deductions. "Gross" = before. Check which the question asks.
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Parentheses = negative. "(123)" means -123.
If FY question: did I use FY months (Jul-Jun or Oct-Sep), not CY?
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AFTER COMPUTING, before writing:

Does the magnitude make sense? Federal budgets are billions, not millions.
Is the sign correct? Deficits are negative.
Did I use the right formula? pct_change = (new-old)/old100, NOT (new-old)/new100.

Then: printf '%s' "VALUE" > /app/answer.txt