Hints Just in Case Your Account Does Not Balance Figure out how far you are out of balance. Suppose it's $216. Are there any $216 items that you may have inadvertently left out...or entered twice? Since $216 is evenly divisible by 9, you might suspect that a slide or transposition has occurred (see items 2 and 3 below). Check for slides. A slide happens when you copy or enter a number like 2560 as 256 or 25.60. The digits are correct, but the decimal point is in the wrong place. Such errors will cause you to be out of balance by a number that will be evenly divisible by 9. Check for transpositions. A transposition will happen when you copy or enter a number like 5280.00 as 5820.00. As with a slide, you will be out of balance by a number evenly divisible by 9. When you are out of balance, try to step back from the situation -- either mentally or physically. Were there any assumptions you made in your work that might not be true? As a last resort, ask a friend or fellow student (or even your instructor) to look at the situation and render assistance. After reading my hints, please answer the following questions. ? Which hint do you think will prove most helpful to you? ? Have you already corrected your own errors by troubleshooting using similar methods? ?. Share your own hint for finding transaction errors if you have one.

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