Imagine you have a mixture that contains iron filings (small pieces of iron metal), sand, poppy seeds, and salt. you have the following materials: water, beaker, funnel, filter paper, magnet, graduated cylinder, tweezers, and hot plate. using any or all of the given equipment, create a step-by-step method to separate all the parts of the mixture. write a description of how you would go about separating the mixture. the description must be in order.

this allows people to make the best decision or pursue the best option. when alternatives are weighed using their advantages and disadvantages, the option whose disadvantages outweigh the advantages (based on a qualitative or quantitative analysis) are shunned while those whose advantages outweigh their disadvantages are pursued.  

i think it’s a. this is because if they measured the mass of something with a mass of 150g, then their final answer would have to be approximately 150g. though all of their answers are almost 150, rosa and tran have the closest answers (or the exact answer) to the accurate one.