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Consider the following code segment.

x ← 5
IF (x > 3)
  x ← 8
ELSE
  x ← 2
x ← x + 1

Which statement best explains the final value of the variable x?

A

x becomes 3 because the ELSE condition is executed

B

x remains 5 because conditional statements are ignored

C

x becomes 9 because each assignment executes in sequence

D

x becomes 6 because only the first and last lines matter

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