When 10-year-old Meg tackles a word problem that requires her to add the numbers 29 and 56, she arrives at the solution "715." Based on her error, you might reasonably guess that Meg:
A) Has not yet acquired proportional reasoning ability
B) Does not engage in metacognitive oversight of her problem solving
C) Has not yet learned basic addition and subtraction facts
D) Is thinking abstractly about a situation that does not call for abstract thought

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Meg's error suggests a lack of metacognitive oversight, meaning she may not be checking her work or reflecting on whether her answer makes sense in the context of the problem. This is a key aspect of problem-solving that goes beyond just knowing how to perform operations like addition.

When 10-Year-Old Meg Tackles a Word Problem That Requires Her