{"id":"life-job-car-repair-quotes","audience":"job-seekers","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"examples","title":"Compare two car repair quotes on parts and labor","free":false,"task":"Your car needs new brakes before interviews next week, and you have two quotes. Get exactly 3 numbered lines in plain text, under 70 words: 1. Shop A's total (parts plus labor hours times rate) with the math; 2. Shop B's total, same shape, using its corrected labor hours; 3. which costs less and by how much. No advice. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The two quotes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"SHOP A - Corner Garage (fictional)\nFront brake pads and rotors\nParts: $220\nLabor: 2 hours at $110/hour\nShop supplies fee: $15\n\nSHOP B - QuickStop Auto (fictional)\nFront brake pads and rotors\nParts: $180\nLabor: 2 hours at $130/hour\nNo shop fee\n\nQUICKSTOP TEXT (Nov 5): \"Correction on your quote: labor for your model is 2.5 hours, not 2.\"\n\nMY NOTES\n- Need it done by Monday.\n- Friend swears by Corner Garage.\n- Both shops say parts have a 1-year warranty.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"The AI uses 2 hours for Shop B and gets a lower total.","fix":"Add: \"Shop B labor is 2.5 hours.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Forgetting the fee","why":"The AI leaves out Shop A's $15 supplies fee.","fix":"Say: \"Include every fee.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI gives totals with no working, so you can't check them.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Shop A: $220 + 2 x $110 + $15 = $455\".","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting advice","why":"The AI weighs pros and cons and nudges you toward one option.","fix":"Add: \"The last line only says which costs less and by how much. No advice.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 70 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["2\\.5","correct","nov(ember)? 5"]},{"label":"Counts every fee","patterns":["fee","supplies","labor"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["x\\s*\\$?1[13]0","show.{0,15}(math|work)"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Repair quotes differ in hours, rates and fees. Tell the AI each piece to add, which hours are current, and show it one line.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives Shop A as $455 ($220 + 2 x $110 + $15)","Line 2 gives Shop B as $505 using the corrected 2.5 hours ($180 + 2.5 x $130 = $180 + $325), not $440","Line 3 says Shop A costs $50 less, and the answer gives no advice beyond the numbers"]}