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REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

                  Reasoning and Problem Solving  are used in the stepwise process to do any task.

                  Reasoning is the process of thinking about the task in a logical or sensible way. It
                  helps you to choose the correct option from the available options.

                  Problem solving is the process of finding solutions to a difficult task.
                  For example, suppose this evening you want to go to your cousin’s birthday party

                  and you also have an exam tomorrow morning.

                  In this  situation, you have two options: attending  cousin’s  birthday  party  and
                  preparing for the exam. Now you will think and try to choose one option. This
                  process is called Reasoning. After that, you must reason and decide which option
                  is more important to you. This process is called Problem Solving.


                      STEPWISE THINKING

                  Every task, from cooking to making rockets, has a sequence of steps that need to
                  be followed. To do any task follow these steps:
                     List the main steps of the task.
                     Each main step is to be further divided into smaller steps.
                     Follow the sequence of steps.

                  Let us take an example to make a fruit salad.
                  First, list the main steps.
                  Step 1  Arrange fruits.

                  Step 2  Cut fruits.

                  Step 3  Add ingredients.
                  Step 4  Serve the salad.
                  Now divide these steps and list smaller steps:

                  Step 1  Arrange fruits.
                           Step 1a  Choose the fruits you want to eat.

                           Step 1b  Sort and keep them on a plate.
                  Step 2  Cut fruits.

                           Step 2a  Wash the fruits with clean water.
                           Step 2b  Peel the fruits that need to be peeled.

                           Step 2c  Pick a knife and cut them into cubes or slices.
                  Step 3  Add ingredients.
                           Step 3a  Add salt to taste.

                           Step 3b  Squeeze half a spoon of lemon juice.





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