--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Variables_in_the_Text_Block.tex	2013/07/05 18:30:40	1.5
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Variables_in_the_Text_Block.tex	2013/08/28 03:21:36	1.6
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Once you've defined variables in the \te
 the \textbf{Text Block}. For example, using the previous three-line script
 we've created so far, you can place the following in the \textbf{Text Block}:
 
-\begin{lyxcode}
-See~the~3:~\$variable<br~/>\\
-See~the~string:~<b>\$stringVar</b><br~/>
-\end{lyxcode}
+\begin{verbatim}
+See the 3: $variable<br />
+See the string: <b>$stringVar</b><br />
+\end{verbatim}
 %
 \begin{figure}
 \begin{center}\includegraphics{numericalResponseVarInText}\end{center}
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ If you save that and hit \textbf{View},
 was turned into a 3, and the {}``\$stringVar'' was turned into {}``I have
 a variable with the value 3.''
 
-If you a generating numbers by a formula by division, you will want to format your output.
+If you are generating numbers using a formula which includes a division operation, it is advisable to format your output.
 For example, if \$variable=1/3, it will display with too many digits. You can adjust the format
 using the \texttt{num} output tag \index{num output tag} \index{format numbers in text block} 
-described in the section \ref{Authoring_Output_Tags}
+described in the Output Tags section \ref{Authoring_Output_Tags}