The context of the following conversation is After searching through books and articles for hours, Jordan finally found an answer.:
Jordan says Gosh it took me three hours to finally find the answer to the homework question!.
The friend responds Where did you find it?.
Jordan responds In an obscure newspaper article from 1920. I'm so relieved..
The friend responds Wow how did you know to look there?.
Jordan responds I was running out of options. I had already checked every book on the topic and so I started looking at old newspaper articles..
The friend responds That was smart of you. Congratulations on finding the answer!.