Franci Is Working on a Problem for Her Math Class

Franci is working on a problem for her math class in which she needs to calculate the winner of a road race. She needs to consider the distance each car traveled, the amount of time each driver drove, and the speed of each car. Before moving into the concrete operational stage, Franci would never have been able to tackle this problem, but now she can focus on multiple aspects of the problem, an ability known as __________.

A) conservation
B) reversibility
C) decentering
D) animism