Imagine you lost your keys. You begin searching all of the places you have gone to since losing your keys, starting with the last place and working your way towards the first place. This is an example of a means-ends strategy.

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The described strategy is an example of a working backward strategy, not a means-ends strategy. Means-ends involves breaking down a problem into smaller parts and solving each part to reach the goal, while working backward involves starting from the end goal and tracing steps back to the beginning.

Imagine You Lost Your Keys