A. 6
B. 1
C. 2
D. Error

Solution

A. 6

Explanation

<p>uses the bitwise XOR (^) operator.</p><p>Convert numbers to binary:</p><p><br></p><p>5 → 0101</p><p><br></p><p>3 → 0011</p><p><br></p><p>Perform XOR operation:</p><p><br></p><p>^ 0011</p><p>= 0110</p><p>-------------</p><p>0110 in decimal = 6</p>