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This sentence comes from my JLPT practise book in a section explaining the use
of `解{と}く`:

> 練習{れんしゅう}問題{もんだい}は答{こた}えを見{み}ないで、自分{じぶん}で解{と}いてください。

I get that `解{と}く` means to "unravel" or "solve", but the sentence seems to be
saying "When you can't see the answer to the practise questions, solve it
yourself."

Which seems odd conceptually to me, because I can't really imagine a situation
in which someone needs to be looking up answers for questions they could solve
anyway.

So I'm wondering if there's something about `解{と}く` that I'm not getting. Or
perhaps some other part of the sentence.

What does the sentence mean, and how does `解{と}く` play into it?
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word-choice usage definitions jlpt
Not understanding 解{と}く in this sentence
It means "Try to solve it without looking at the answers" 見ないで doesn't mean
"when you can't see", it's a negative command/encouragement.
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