Jackie is baking bread for the first time, and she carefully follows the step-by-step directions provided in her cookbook.In this case, Jackie is using:
A)a heuristic to help her prepare the bread
B)a homily to help her prepare the bread
C)an axiom to help her prepare the bread
D)an algorithm to help her prepare the bread

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Jackie is using an algorithm, which is a well-defined procedure with a set of instructions to follow in a specific order. The step-by-step directions in the cookbook provide a precise set of instructions to follow in a specific order, making it an algorithm. A heuristic is a mental shortcut or rule of thumb used to make decisions quickly, a homily is a moral lesson or saying, and an axiom is a self-evident truth or principle. None of these apply to Jackie's situation of following a recipe.

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