How many ‘Whys’?

How many ‘Whys’?
A . Five
B . Four
C . Three
D . Six

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Answer: A

Explanation:

‘Five-Why Analysis’ or ‘Why-Why Analysis’ is an approach to trying to determine the cause of an event. It can be used to link to / in conjunction with an Ishikawa diagram. The principle is that one repeatedly (as often as necessary, not necessarily limited to five) asks ‘why?’, and eventually an un-derlying reason will emerge, which if addressed effectively, will successfully resolve the problem. This is something which can often be observed naturally in small children. ‘Why, Daddy?’. ‘But why, Daddy?. Etc. (Or Mummy)