# Assessment 29

#### When encoding a BUMP proof, what does a 'duplicate' flag set to true indicate for processing a leaf?

* [ ] The leaf contains a new hash to be calculated.
* [x] The hash of the previous node should be duplicated.
* [ ] The leaf should be ignored in the calculation.
* [ ] A new txid is introduced in the path.


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