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Question 5317: Actual Branch Widths versus a Candidate Width

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0009-05317 · q-20261008-advance-20261012-r02-counting-principle-0067

Original question and givens

Ordered second-stage branch counts=[7, 8], n=2; candidate common width h=1. Give (actual total, assumed n*h total, does every branch equal h?, n*h−actual total).

  • G001 — Ordered second-stage branch counts=[7, 8], n=2; candidate common width h=1. Give (actual total, assumed n*h total, does every branch equal h?, n*h−actual total).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

declared finite tagged choices or full-product protocol

After

combinatorial counts,not probabilities or independence

Conditions: none

Addition uses disjoint tags and multiplication uses the declared full cross-stage protocol;neither is a probability-independence assumption.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: finite_counting_protocol_scope · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

actual branch total := sum(7, 8)

After

actual branch total = 15

Conditions: none

Add the actual widths of the conditional branches.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

assumed common-width total := mul(2, 1)

After

assumed common-width total = 2

Conditions: none

Separately compute n times candidate width h without yet asserting equal branch widths.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

branch0 width=7;candidate h=1

After

matches=No

Conditions: none

Audit every branch width;matching aggregate totals can still hide unequal widths.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: each_branch_common_width_audit · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

branch1 width=8;candidate h=1

After

matches=No

Conditions: none

Audit every branch width;matching aggregate totals can still hide unequal widths.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: each_branch_common_width_audit · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

assumed minus actual total := sub(2, 15)

After

assumed minus actual total = -13

Conditions: none

The signed defect is assumed n·h minus the actual total.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

branch comparisons=[No, No]

After

all equal h=No

Conditions: none

With no first-stage branches,the width universal is vacuously true but the actual count is0;this differs from a zero-stage full product's single empty sequence.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: uniform_width_not_aggregate_equality · Uses: G001, S006

Reverse checks

  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute assumed minus actual total with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute assumed common-width total with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute actual branch total with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(15, 2, No, -13)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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