Consider a Python function: def spam(n): if n <= 1: return 0 else: return 1 + spam(n // 2) 1. What is returned by spam(16)? 2. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(16)? 3. What is returned by spam(9)? 4. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(9)? 5. What is returned by spam(-1)? 6. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(-1)?

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Consider a Python function:

def spam(n):
    if n <= 1:
        return 0
    else:
        return 1 + spam(n // 2)
        

1. What is returned by spam(16)? 

2. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(16)?

3. What is returned by spam(9)? 

4. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(9)?

5. What is returned by spam(-1)? 

6. What is the value of n when the base case is reached if the original call to the function is spam(-1)?

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