Your friend tells you that the need–know–how–solve problem-solving method seems overly complicated. He or she just wants to find the answer to the problem in the quickest possible way—say, by finding some formula in the text and plugging numbers into it. What do you tell him or her?

a. Go ahead and do whatever you want, then you’ll flunk out, and I’ll survive.

b. Talk to the instructor and have him or her explain why this methodology works.

c. Find someone who has used this method and ask to copy his or her homework.

d. Explain why this technique will lead to a fail safe method of getting the correct answer.