HudsonHawk
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Or to use another example then
A maths paper has ten problems requiring a solution for Y.
Present a set of solutions which has ten correct values for Y and nothing else and you will fail. In fact you won't be graded.
Present a set of solutions where you have some, perhaps many, incorrect but demonstrate that you have understood the problems and the method of resolving and you may pass.
I've never seen an educator accept only the right answer, without "showing your work", and I understand that you may get at least partial credit for understanding the concept but arriving at the wrong answer. But that's very different than the principle that the correct answer is irrelevant.