Final answer:
The Python range function range(18, 6, -3) generates a sequence starting from 18 and ends with 9, because it decrements by 3 each time and stops before the value reaches 6.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is about whether the Python range function with arguments (18, 6, -3) will end with 9. The range function in Python generates a sequence of numbers starting from the first given argument up to, but not including, the second argument, incrementing by the third argument, which is the step. In the provided example, range(18, 6, -3), the function starts at 18 and decrements by 3 each time since the step is negative.
To determine the sequence of numbers, start at 18 and subtract 3 repeatedly: 18, 15, 12, 9, and so on, until the number is less than 6 (the second argument which is our stopping condition). Therefore, the range will indeed end with 9, because the next number in the sequence, 6, is not included (as the range stops before reaching the second argument).