Decide whether the statement makes sense. Explain your reasoning.If you complete the four-step problem-solving process carefully and thoroughly, then you will have no uncertainty about your final answer.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Does not make sense. The four-step process is a useful guide to problem solving, but the four steps offer only general advice. Following them will not automatically lead to a unique solution, since some questions do not lend themselves to unique solutions. This is fairly obvious when the question is one of politics or policy. For example, what is the best way to improve the economy? Different experts will recommend different-even contradictory-things (e.g., raise taxes, lower taxes), and no single best answer may be available. The same is true of mathematical problems, particularly when the information provided is incomplete or lacks context. Nonunique solutions often occur because not enough information is available to distinguish among a variety of possibilities. (Explanations will vary.)