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The below defined function is about sum of the first n whole numbers.def sum_of_numbers(n):       if n==0:          return 0       else:          return fThen what is f?1 pointA.f is (n-1)+sum_of_numbers(n)B. f is n-1+sum_of_numbers(n-1)C. f is n+(n-1)+sum_of_numbers(n-2)D. f is n+(n-1)+(n-2)+sum_of_numbers(n-3)E. f is any one of the B, C and D

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The below defined function is about sum of the first n whole numbers.def sum_of_numbers(n):       if n==0:          return 0       else:          return fThen what is f?1 pointA.f is (n-1)+sum_of_numbers(n)B. f is n-1+sum_of_numbers(n-1)C. f is n+(n-1)+sum_of_numbers(n-2)D. f is n+(n-1)+(n-2)+sum_of_numbers(n-3)E. f is any one of the B, C and D

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The correct answer is B. f is n-1+sum_of_numbers(n-1). This is because the function is designed to recursively add the numbers from n down to 0. So, for each call of the function, it adds the current number n and then calls the function again with n-1, until it reaches 0.

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