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16. Determine whether the following statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning.
I used Polya's four steps in problem solving to deal with a personal problem in need of a creative solution.
OA. The statement does not make sense because it is a waste of time when applying the procedures used to solve the
similar problem to the new one.
OB. The statement makes sense because you can use the given information to eliminate possibilities.
OC. The statement does not make sense because the problem in need of a creative solution needs to be done in a new
procedure for which Polya's four steps are not useful.
OD. The statement makes sense because you can relate the problem in need of a creative solution to a similar problem that
you have seen before and try applying the procedures used to solve the similar problem to the new one.