diff --git a/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/hints.md b/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/hints.md
index 2ab5184ad..60789d730 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/hints.md
+++ b/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/hints.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 ## 1. Start the machine
 
 - The machine should run in a new process. There is [a built-in function that starts a new process][kernel-spawn-1].
-- You will need another function that the new process will execute.
+- You will need another function that the new process will execute. You can name it, for example, `loop`.
+- Use the [capture operator][special-forms-capture] to pass a named function as an argument.
 
 ## 2. Report the machine state
 
@@ -38,3 +39,4 @@
 [kernel-spawn-1]: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Kernel.html#spawn/1
 [kernel-receive]: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Kernel.SpecialForms.html#receive/1
 [kernel-send]: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Kernel.html#send/2
+[special-forms-capture]: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Kernel.SpecialForms.html#&/1
diff --git a/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/introduction.md
index e6670ad8b..1aa2ea8ca 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/introduction.md
+++ b/exercises/concept/take-a-number/.docs/introduction.md
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ In Elixir, all code runs inside processes.
 By default, a function will execute in the same process from which it was called. When you need to explicitly run a certain function in a new process, use `spawn/1`:
 
 ```elixir
-spawn(fn -> 2 + 2 end)
+spawn(&my_function/0)
 # => #PID<0.125.0>
 ```
 
-`spawn/1` creates a new process that executes the given function and returns a _process identifier_ (PID). The new process will stay alive as long as the function executes, and then silently exit.
+`spawn/1` creates a new process that executes the given 0-arity function and returns a _process identifier_ (PID). The new process will stay alive as long as the function executes, and then silently exit.
 
 Elixir's processes should not be confused with operating system processes. Elixir's processes use much less memory and CPU. It's perfectly fine to have Elixir applications that run hundreds of Elixir processes.