A formal operational thinker and a concrete operational thinker are both presented with three beakers containing red liquid and are told that some combination of the liquids will produce a green liquid. How would the manner in which the formal thinker solves the problem most likely differ from that of the concrete thinker?
A)Formal thinkers would do the problem entirely in their head and not actually pour any liquid.
B)The formal thinkers' approach would be significantly more haphazard.
C)Formal thinkers would apply both animism and centration when solving the task.
D)Formal thinkers would be more systematic when combining the liquids and eliminating combinations.

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Formal operational thinkers are more systematic in their problem-solving approach. They would likely start by considering all possible combinations of the liquids before eliminating those that would not produce a green liquid. On the other hand, concrete operational thinkers may be more likely to rely on trial-and-error and may not employ a systematic approach.

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