Consider the following database in Prolog: birthday(tom). birthday(fred). birthday(helen), birthday(jack). happy(mary). happy(jane). happy(helen). happy(albert). attendparty(jane). attendparty(helen). hold_party(X): - birthday(X), happy(X) What would be the answer to the following query? ?- hold party(Who) a. Who = jane. b. Who = mary. c. Who = helen. d. All of the above. e. Who cannot be unified / instantiated.

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Consider the following database in Prolog:
birthday(tom).
birthday(fred).
birthday(helen),
birthday(jack).
happy(mary).
happy(jane).
happy(helen).
happy(albert).
attendparty(jane).
attendparty(helen).
hold_party(X): - birthday(X), happy(X)

What would be the answer to the following query?
?- hold party(Who)

a. Who = jane.
b. Who = mary.
c. Who = helen.
d. All of the above.
e. Who cannot be unified / instantiated.

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