Tiffany is told that shape A is bigger than Shape B and that Shape B is bigger than shape C. She is then asked about the difference between shape A and Shape C. If Tiffany is in the concrete operational stage, her answer will most likely be:

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In the concrete operational stage, children can understand conservation of mass and volume, and can understand the concept of reversing operations. So, Tiffany should be able to understand that if A is bigger than B and B is bigger than C, then A must be bigger than C. Therefore, her answer will most likely be B, A is bigger than C.

Tiffany Is Told That Shape a Is Bigger Than Shape