To retrieve all records with a search key in the range [7,15):
Fetch Root Node containing key [9]: Compare search key 7 with 9. Since 7<9, follow the left child pointer. (1st node fetched)
Fetch Internal Node containing key [5]: Since 7≥5, follow the right child pointer. (2nd node fetched)
Fetch Leaf Node containing [5, 7]: Key 7 is found in this leaf node. (3rd node fetched)
Follow leaf-level right pointer to Leaf Node[9, 11]: Contains valid keys 9 and 11 in the range. (4th node fetched)
Follow leaf-level right pointer to Leaf Node[13, 15]: Contains valid key 13. The key 15 terminates the search range without needing to fetch the next leaf. (5th node fetched)
Thus, the total number of nodes fetched is 1+1+1+1+1=5.