Question

Why do you have to show your work

Answer 1

In order to help explain how you came to your answer. It also helps when marking or reviewing because it's easier to find any mistakes

Answer 2

In a problem you need to show your work because you need to show what strategies or equations, evidence to your answer. In math you show your work for that. In Ela you show work to give text evidence to your statement. Sometimes showing your work isn't that annoying. Sometimes it is don't worry I feel you.