Add more granular instructions

Instruct users to clone the repo in case that wasn't clear
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Before you start you should have a few things installed on your machine: Before you start you should have a few things installed on your machine:
1. NodeJS. To check if you have it type `node -v` in a terminal. If you get back a number bigger than `6` that means you've got it installed. Best way to install node is with NVM. Check link for instructions [here](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) 1. NodeJS. To check if you have it type `node -v` in a terminal. If you get back a number bigger than `6` that means you've got it installed. Best way to install node is with NVM. Check link for instructions [here](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script)
2. Jasmine. Jasmine is a testing framework for Javascript. Type `jasmine -v` to check for it. If you need to install it type `npm install -g jasmine` to do so. 2. Jasmine. Jasmine is a testing framework for Javascript. Type `jasmine -v` to check for it. If you need to install it type `npm install -g jasmine` to do so.
3. Clone this repo and get started.
Each exercise includes 3 files, a markdown file with a description of the task, an empty (or mostly empty) javascript file, and a set of tests. To complete the exercise go to the exercise directory in a terminal and run `jasmine filename.spec.js`. This should find and run the test file and show you the output. Upon first running the tests you will find that the tests fail: this is by design! Your task is to open up the javascript file and write the code needed to get all of the tests to pass. Each exercise includes 3 files, a markdown file with a description of the task, an empty (or mostly empty) javascript file, and a set of tests. To complete the exercise go to the exercise directory in a terminal and run `jasmine filename.spec.js`. This should find and run the test file and show you the output. Upon first running the tests you will find that the tests fail: this is by design! Your task is to open up the javascript file and write the code needed to get all of the tests to pass.