Jeremy Is 7 Years Old and Has Been Asked to Balance

Multiple Choice

Jeremy is 7 years old and has been asked to balance a scale with weights that can be hooked to the arms of the scale. Jeremy will probably _____.

A) solve the problem through a trial-and-error strategy
B) put weights on both sides without considering distance from the center of the scale
C) understand the inverse relationship between distance and weight
D) put all of the weights on one side of the scale