Read the following problem and decide which type of strategy would most likely generate a solution. 

The Jones would like to build a new house.  They have accumulated the materials and have the land.  They also have the experience and capabilities needed.  However they lack time to get the job done. 

Read the following and then choose the type of strategy that would be appropriate for finding solutions for the problem.

Two friends are lost in the woods and have no navigation tools and no knowledge of the terrain. They are only certain that one direction will take them further into a mountainous terrain and the way out is near an open plain. They need to find out more information about where they are and which direction to proceed.