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Would it be wise to take 2 calculators into exams which require calculators? I know there is a very slim chance that your calculator will malfunction however, is it still a good idea? I'm kind of worried that I'll be the unlucky person to have my calculator stop working in the middle of the mathematics exam.

Also, does anyone have a rough idea on what the band 6 cut off for engineering is?
 

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Yes bring two calculators to be safe; l'm doing the same.
 

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lol my mum doesnt let me leave the house without 2 for exams.
 

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If you are really keen, bring 10. Two might malfunction, desperate friends might ask for a few, people might steal a couple from you and you might accidentally drop one.
 

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Would it be wise to take 2 calculators into exams which require calculators? I know there is a very slim chance that your calculator will malfunction however, is it still a good idea? I'm kind of worried that I'll be the unlucky person to have my calculator stop working in the middle of the mathematics exam.

Also, does anyone have a rough idea on what the band 6 cut off for engineering is?
Better safe then sorry - I took two.
 

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If you are really keen, bring 10. Two might malfunction, desperate friends might ask for a few, people might steal a couple from you and you might accidentally drop one.
Not keen to buy another one, let alone 10...
 

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Now to the second part of OP, anyone know roughly what band 6 cut off for engineering is? I posted this in the subsection for engineering but that place is dead so it was to no prevail.
 

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Be sure to bring at least four rulers as well, lest three of them chip and shatter.
 

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Yes, take two calculators. Also, change their batteries.

I knew a friend a few years back who took 3 calculators into a maths exam. All 3 failed to work.
 

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It's funny how on these forums, anyone who posts anything that appears to be unbelievable is a 'troll'. I've been here longer than you have. I'm no troll.
It was a true story by the way. Everyone after the exam was laughing their heads off when they found out.
 

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It's funny how on these forums, anyone who posts anything that appears to be unbelievable is a 'troll'. I've been here longer than you have. I'm no troll.
It was a true story by the way. Everyone after the exam was laughing their heads off when they found out.
Poor guy.
 

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It's funny how on these forums, anyone who posts anything that appears to be unbelievable is a 'troll'. I've been here longer than you have. I'm no troll.
It was a true story by the way. Everyone after the exam was laughing their heads off when they found out.
It's no indicator of credibility.
 

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It's funny how on these forums, anyone who posts anything that appears to be unbelievable is a 'troll'. I've been here longer than you have. I'm no troll.
It was a true story by the way. Everyone after the exam was laughing their heads off when they found out.
I wasn't trying to offend you intentionally so sorry if you took offence.. lol... It's just the events of that occuring is just close to impossible that's why O.O....
 

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Actually this is what im doing~~~
3 calculators (1 for radians, 1 for degrees and 1 for backup emergency)
 

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