How can a don’t-care condition be treated during Boolean expression simplification?

Options

  • A. Only as 0
  • B. Only as 1
  • C. As either 0 or 1
  • D. It must always be ignored
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

C. As either 0 or 1

Detailed Explanation

Explanation:
A don’t-care condition can be assigned either 0 or 1, depending on which assignment helps produce the simplest Boolean expression or circuit.