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📝 **Task:** Predict the output (variable scope).
```python
n = 5
def triple(n):
n = n * 3
return n
result = triple(n)
print(result)
print(n)
```
💡 Function parameter is a LOCAL copy. Outer `n` unchanged.
Predict the output
Read the code carefully
n = 5
def triple(n):
n = n * 3
return n
result = triple(n)
print(result)
print(n)