tcfail042.hs:15:10: Could not deduce (Num a) arising from the superclasses of an instance declaration from the context: (Eq a, Show a) bound by the instance declaration at tcfail042.hs:15:10-34 Possible fix: add (Num a) to the context of the instance declaration In the instance declaration for ‘Bar [a]’ tcfail042.hs:17:18: Could not deduce (Num a) arising from a use of ‘foo’ from the context: (Eq a, Show a) bound by the instance declaration at tcfail042.hs:15:10-34 Possible fix: add (Num a) to the context of the instance declaration In the expression: foo xs In an equation for ‘bar’: bar (x : xs) = foo xs where u = x == x v = show x In the instance declaration for ‘Bar [a]’