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There are 3 white, 4 red, and 1 blue marbles in a bag. They are drawn one by one and arranged in a row. Assuming that all 8 marbles are drawn, determine the number of different arrangements if marbles of same colour are indistinguishable.

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296

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280

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240

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56

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Solution

The correct option is B: 280

In this case we have to arrange 8 marbles out of which 3 are of one kind, 4 of second kind, and 1 of the third kind.

Therefore the total number of arrangements of the marbles is

=8!3!4!1!=8×7×6×5×4!3!×4!

=8×7×5

=280

Hence, the total number of ways =280


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