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@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@ This repo is very much the smallest thing that could possibly work :)
 
 ## To do these exercises
 
-Thanks to [btbytes'](https://twitter.com/btbytes) [prlinks](https://github.com/btbytes/prlink), you can now click on the links below to load the exercises in the rust playpen!!
+Thanks to [btbytes'](https://twitter.com/btbytes) [prlinks](https://github.com/btbytes/prlink), you can now click on the links below to load the exercises in the rust playpen!
+
+There are infinite correct answers-- the exercises are sometimes left very open-ended. Scroll down in the playpen to find comments that have hints.
+
+If you need more help or would like to compare solutions, you can ask in [#rust on irc.mozilla.org](https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust), the [user forum](https://users.rust-lang.org/), or [the subreddit](https://reddit.com/r/rust). If an exercise could be improved in any way, please [create an issue](https://github.com/carols10cents/rustlings/issues/new) or submit a pull request!
+
+### Variable bindings
+
+[Relevant chapter in The Rust Programming Language](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/variable-bindings.html)
+
+- ["variables1.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++x+%3D+5%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22x+has+the+value+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
+- ["variables2.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x%3B%0A++++if+x+%3D%3D+10+%7B%0A++++++++println%21%28%22Ten%21%22%29%3B%0A++++%7D+else+%7B%0A++++++++println%21%28%22Not+ten%21%22%29%3B%0A++++%7D%0A%7D%0A)
+- ["variables3.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x+%3D+3%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A++++x+%3D+5%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
+- ["variables4.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x%3A+i32%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
 
 ### Uncategorized
 
@@ -19,13 +32,6 @@ A few exercises based on things I've encountered or had trouble with getting use
 - ["ex4.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+something%28%29+-%3E+Result%3Ci32%2C+std%3A%3Anum%3A%3AParseIntError%3E+%7B%0A++++let+x%3Ai32+%3D+%223%22.parse%28%29%3B%0A++++Ok%28x+*+4%29%0A%7D%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++match+something%28%29+%7B%0A++++++++Ok%28..%29+%3D%3E+println%21%28%22You+win%21%22%29%2C%0A++++++++Err%28e%29+%3D%3E+println%21%28%22Oh+no+something+went+wrong%3A+%7B%7D%22%2C+e%29%2C%0A++++%7D%0A%7D%0A)
 - ["ex5.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Aenum+Reaction%3C%27a%3E+%7B%0A++++Sad%28%26%27a+str%29%2C%0A++++Happy%28%26%27a+str%29%2C%0A%7D%0A%0Afn+express%28sentiment%3A+Reaction%29+%7B%0A++++match+sentiment+%7B%0A++++++++Reaction%3A%3ASad%28s%29+%3D%3E+println%21%28%22%3A%28+%7B%7D%22%2C+s%29%2C%0A++++++++Reaction%3A%3AHappy%28s%29+%3D%3E+println%21%28%22%3A%29+%7B%7D%22%2C+s%29%2C%0A++++%7D%0A%7D%0A%0Afn+main+%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x+%3D+Reaction%3A%3AHappy%28%22It%27s+a+great+day+for+Rust%21%22%29%3B%0A++++express%28x%29%3B%0A++++express%28x%29%3B%0A++++let+y+%3D+Reaction%3A%3ASad%28%22This+code+doesn%27t+compile+yet.%22%29%3B%0A++++express%28y%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
 
-### Variable bindings
-
-- ["variables1.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++x+%3D+5%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22x+has+the+value+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
-- ["variables2.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x%3B%0A++++if+x+%3D%3D+10+%7B%0A++++++++println%21%28%22Ten%21%22%29%3B%0A++++%7D+else+%7B%0A++++++++println%21%28%22Not+ten%21%22%29%3B%0A++++%7D%0A%7D%0A)
-- ["variables3.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x+%3D+3%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A++++x+%3D+5%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
-- ["variables4.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+me+compile%21%0A%0Afn+main%28%29+%7B%0A++++let+x%3A+i32%3B%0A++++println%21%28%22Number+%7B%7D%22%2C+x%29%3B%0A%7D%0A)
-
 ## To help with this repo/TODO list
 
 * File issues for problems or suggestions!