Answer questions based on the passage below.

Imagine a bustling college campus where students are navigating their busy schedules filled with classes, assignments, and extracurricular activities. Among the challenges they face is finding time to prepare healthy meals and snacks while living in cramped dorm rooms or shared apartments with limited kitchen space. Traditional cooking appliances are often too large, cumbersome, and impractical for their living arrangements, leading many students to resort to microwaveable meals or fast$-$food options that are convenient but not necessarily nutritious.

$1.$ Examine THREE $(3)$ factors that influence a student's decision to cook at home versus eating out or ordering takeout. $(3$ Marks$)$

$2.$ How might we design compact cooking appliances that are intuitive and easy for college students to use, even if they have limited cooking experience?

Hint: Use the SCAMPER method to brainstorm and visualize your design ideas. $(21$ Marks$)$

$3.$ Choose and evaluate the most effective solution in creating compact cooking appliances for college students to use. $(6$ Marks$)$