"What's Your Social?" the Insurance Provider on the Phone Asks

Multiple Choice

"What's your social?" the insurance provider on the phone asks Renee. "One, six, four . . ." Renee begins. After a brief pause, she continues, "seventy-two . . . sixteen thirty-eight." To ease the burden on the insurance associate's short-term memory, Renee is giving the number in ______ rather than as individual digits.

A) nuggets
B) clumps
C) clusters
D) chunks