Lesson: Intermediate Problem Solving - 02

Strategic Guessing: Estimation And Elimination

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Strategic guessing is a useful approach to take if you are faced with a particularly challenging problem or if you are short on time. The term 'strategic' is key, however. By putting a bit of logical thought into the question stem and the answer choices, you may be able to eliminate some answer choices and increase your odds of 'guessing' the correct answer. There are two types of strategic guessing:

Estimation: Use logic and good old common sense to help decipher the question and rule out impossible answer choices.

Elimination: Use the structure and format of the question stem and answer choices to rule out impossible or unlikely answer choices. Let's begin with a review of Estimation.

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