Consider the following categories of ages. 18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 and over
They are _____ and _____, but not _____.
A) closed-ended, exhaustive, mutually exhaustive
B) open-ended, mutually exclusive, exhaustive
C) closed-ended, mutually exclusive, exhaustive
D) exhaustive, mutually exclusive, open-ended
E) None of the above.

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The categories are closed-ended (meaning there is a fixed range of ages), mutually exclusive (meaning each person falls into only one category), and exhaustive (meaning all possible ages are covered by the categories).

Consider the Following Categories of Ages. 18-24