When you plug choices into an equation, start with B or C. One test tells you whether to go higher, lower, or stop. The full plug-in method is in plugging in answers.
Ordered choices do the work
Math choices are usually listed from smallest to largest, in choices listed in order. If C is too small, you only need D. If C is too big, you only need A.
Skip a choice that would take longer to test than the others, in the two-pass method. There are four choices, not five, in four answer choices.
The bottom line
Test a middle choice first. One comparison often cuts the list in half.
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