Problem: Article: to an "away" setting when you leave the house. Turn your thermostat to 65 °F (18 °C) in the winter and 80 °F (27 °C) in the summer to keep your house warm or cool while you are gone. Check the settings on your thermostat to see if you can program it to do this automatically. You can also set your thermostat to a less extreme setting when you are sleeping. Replace the light bulbs in your home with bulbs that have an “Energy Star” rating. These bulbs will cost more up front, but they use energy more efficiently and will save you money in the long run. You can buy energy efficient light bulbs at most home goods and hardware stores. Even if your devices are off, they are still using energy if they are plugged in. Unplug your phone, laptop, or other chargeable devices from the wall when they are not in use to save money on your electricity bill. Unplugging your devices also gives you protection from power surges. Taking a shower uses multiple gallons of water each time. Keep your shower time short by using fewer products and soaping up right away once you step in the shower. Keep your water temperature lukewarm to encourage you to get out quicker, as well. This will save you money on your water bill over time. Set a timer on your phone to remind you when your time is up. With the prevalence of streaming services, many people don’t watch TV as often as they used to. If you have noticed that you don’t watch cable anymore, cancel your subscription to save money on your monthly expenses.  When you call to cancel your cable, your provider might try to get you to keep your subscription so that they still get your money. Be polite but firm with them. Cancel any subscription services that you aren’t using, as well. These will often take out automatic monthly payments from your account that you might not even notice.
Summary: Set your thermostat Buy energy efficient light bulbs. Unplug your electronics when you aren’t using them. Take 5 or 10 minute showers. Cancel your cable if you don’t watch it.

Problem: Article: People with dyslexia often have difficulty decoding words and often focus so much on decoding that they don’t remember what they have read. Word decoding can improve your reading fluency which will help improve your reading comprehension.  Use flash cards on a regular basis to familiarize yourself with frequently used words and letter combinations. Read ‘easy’ text just for the decoding practice. See if you can decrease the amount of time it takes for you to read the text. Read aloud often. Because of the difficulties with decoding words, reading aloud can be a challenging and sometimes embarrassing experience for people with dyslexia. Often when people with dyslexia are writing, they become so focused on spelling words correctly that they lose their train of thought.  Try to ignore spelling when you are writing a draft. Focus only on getting your ideas out. Then, go back later and review the document for spelling mistakes. Because people with dyslexia may struggle with remembering correct letter and number formation, it helps to keep a picture or have someone write a great example of the characters that give you the most difficulty to refer to when needed.  An index card with uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers handwritten on it, is an unobtrusive may to have character models. Flashcards can also serve the dual purpose of reviewing letter sounds and showing what they look like. Thinking about what you want to write before you begin writing can help focus your writing. It can also help you manage your time. Reviewing your writing enables you to catch any spelling, grammatical, or other errors.  Think about what your main idea is, what details support it, and how you want to conclude. Read your writing aloud. It is sometimes easier to spot mistakes this way. Have someone else read your writing to you so you can hear how your ideas flow together.
Summary: Practice decoding words. Ignore, then address spelling. Use models when writing. Plan and review your writing.

Problem: Article: into decimal form. To convert the fraction into a percentage, it is easiest to have a decimal number. For our example, 1/10 = 0.1. Calculators will be able to convert more difficult numbers quickly for you.  If you cannot use a calculator, it may take using long division to convert the fraction to a decimal. Usually, about 4 or 5 digits past the decimal place will be sufficient to round to. You should always be dividing a positive number by a positive number when converting to decimal form. the result times 100. Simply multiply the result, 0.1 in this example, by 100. This will convert the answer into percentage form. Just add the percentage symbol to the answer, and you're done. In this example, 0.1 x 100 = 10. Add the percent sign to get 10%, your percentage error. Often swapping signs (positive/negative) and dividing can lead to minor errors in your calculations. It is best to go back to check your answer makes sense.  In our example, we want to make sure that our approximation of 9 oranges is off by 10% of the actual value of oranges. 10% (10% = 0.1) of 10 oranges is 1 (0.1 x 10 = 1). 9 oranges + 1 = 10 oranges. This confirms that the guess of 9 was indeed off by just 1 oranges or 10% of the actual value of 10 oranges.
Summary:
Convert the fraction Multiply Check your work to make sure the answer is correct.