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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of the input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)
Input: 76 pink 83 colour 79 each 65 owl ice 81
Step I: each 76 pink 83 colour 79 65 owl ice 81
Step II: each 65 76 pink 83 colour 79 owl ice 81
Step III: each 65 ice 76 pink 83 colour 79 owl 81
Step IV: each 65 ice 76 owl pink 83 colour 79 81
Step V: each 65 ice 76 owl 79 pink 83 colour 81
Step VI: each 65 ice 76 owl 79 colour pink 83 81
Step VII: each 65 ice 76 owl 79 colour 81 pink 83
Step VII is the last step of the above input as the desired arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the steps, find the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: magazine 14 desire 21 input 13 28 expire activate 25 30
How many steps would be required to get the final output?

A
Six
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Seven
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C
Five
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D
Nine
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E
Eight
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Solution

The correct option is E Eight
In the given arrangement the machine rearranges the words starting with vowels in alphabetical order and then those starting with consonants in alphabetical order. The numbers are arranged in ascending order. However, words and numbers are arranged in each alternate step.
Input: magazine 14 desire 21 input 13 28 expire activate 25 30
Step I: activate magazine 14 desire 21 input 13 28 expire 25 30
Step II: activate 13 magazine 14 desire 21 input 28 expire 25 30
Step III: activate 13 expire magazine 14 desire 21 input 28 25 30
Step IV: activate 13 expire 14 magazine desire 21 input 28 25 30
Step V: activate 13 expire 14 input magazine desire 21 28 25 30
Step VI: activate 13 expire 14 input 21 magazine desire 28 25 30
Step VII: activate 13 expire 14 input 21 desire magazine 28 25 30
Step VIII: activate 13 expire 14 input 21 desire 25 magazine 28 30

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