Which best describes the thinking strategy of a student who changes the expression 4x + 5 -7x -2 to 4x + 5 + (-7x) + (-2) before trying to simplify it?

a. Automization
b. Guessing-substituting
c. Preparatory modification
d. Using quasi-rules


Ans: c

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