What is the correct IUPAC name for the following organic compound?

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The compound has 8 carbons with a methyl group on the 5th carbon and a carboxylic acid functional group on the 1st carbon. Therefore, the correct IUPAC name is 5-methyloctanoic acid (Option E). Option A, nonoic acid, has 9 carbons. Option B, 5-methyloctanal, lacks the carboxylic acid functional group. Option C, 2-propylhexanoic acid, has a propyl group attached to the 2nd carbon instead of a methyl group on the 5th carbon. Option D, 5-propylhexanol, lacks the carboxylic acid functional group.

What Is the Correct IUPAC Name for the Following Organic