How Many Times Will the Following Function Call Itself If $\quad$

question 18

Multiple Choice

How many times will the following function call itself if 5 is passed as the argument?
Void showMessage(int n)
{
$\quad$ If (n > 0)
$\quad$ {
$\quad$$\quad$ Cout << "Good day!" << endl;
$\quad$$\quad$ ShowMessage(n - 1) ;
$\quad$ }
}

• A) 1
• B) 4
• C) 5
• D) An infinite number of times

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