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.
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