Gaby Received a Delicious Cake from Her Neighbor, Who Will

question 45

Multiple Choice

Gaby received a delicious cake from her neighbor, who will not share the recipe. Gaby decides to eat a piece of the cake and carefully write down everything she tastes, in the hopes she will be able to discover the recipe. Gaby is using

• A) means-end analysis.
• B) mechanization.
• C) generalization.
• D) working backward.
• E) None of the above

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