Choose how the following paragraph could be best classified. even though a small child can do it, making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a complex task. the following ingredients and tools are required: peanut butter, jelly, bread, knife, and plate. the next step is where the complexity of the recipe begins.

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I think this could be best classified as an instructional piece, or a "how-to"

This is because it's giving you clear instructions on the difficulty of making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and lets you know the tools you need. It's providing you with information and telling you information about a sandwich.

It could also be an introductory paragraph.

This is because it gives you basic information, like tools and difficulty. However, that last sentence just draws you in even more to read the rest on how you're supposed to make the sandwich with the complex way described in this paragraph. Introductory paragraphs are there to outline the main points.

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