# Why do I get Wrong Answer?

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**Category:** faq\
**Tags:** faq, wa\
**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/why-do-i-get-wrong-answer/1786 "2013-03-22T16:31:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/why-do-i-get-wrong-answer/1786/2 "2013-03-22T16:32:16Z")

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Wrong answer means simply that - your program is not printing out the correct answer. You will just have to debug your program very carefully! Make sure your program is conforming exactly to the output format required, and not printing out unnecessary information. You can also read [here](http://www.quora.com/Competitive-Programming/How-can-I-debug-the-Wrong-Answer-when-the-answer-on-my-system-matches-the-one-in-the-problem) to find out some reasons for WA and their fixes.

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