How To Make ChatGPT Better at Math

I tested this method on GPT-4 and Claude-3.5, and it works on both.

1/ Initial Prompt

Start your conversation as usual. Specify what you need and your desired length of the response.

For example:

Write a 1000-word-long SEO-optimized blog post about "best digital marketing strategies in 2024". Use direct language, engaging tone, and aim for a 6th-grade English comprehension level.

Ideally, the AI should produce a 1000-word post.

It’s never the case, but don’t worry, we’re just getting started.

2/ Follow-up Prompt

Large language models often struggle with math, including word count. But they’re good at coding. And we can use that.

Here’s the follow-up prompt.

Remember, I need a blog post that is 1000 words long.

Use a code interpreter to count the words in your response.
- If the length is not in the range of 950 - 1050 words, rewrite it
- Do this until you write a blog post that is in the range of 950 - 1050 words.

And now you wait…

3/ Wait for It...

It might take a few tries for ChatGPT to get the word count right.

In my case, it took four tries and I had to wait two minutes. If you’re interested here’s the whole conversation: ChatGPT conversation.

Eventually, I got a response that was 986 words long.

Using this method, you can get the exact word count you need from ChatGPT. It’s an easy and effective solution to a common problem.

BTW: I also tried to test this on GPT-4o, but it usually nailed the word count on the first try.

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