Construct a fiNite-State Machine That Models a Vending Machine Accepting

question 7

Essay

Construct a finite-state machine that models a vending machine accepting only quarters that gives a container of orange juice when 50 cents has been deposited, followed by a button being pushed. (The possible inputs are quarters and the button, and the possible outputs are nothing, orange juice, and a quarter. The machine returns any extra quarters.)

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