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Anna has 10 marbles: 5 red, 2 blue, 2 green and 1 yellow. She wants to arrange all of them in a row so that no two adjacent marbles are of the same color and the first and the last marbles are of different colors. How many different arrangements are possible?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 120
D. 240
E. 480
Question Discussion & Explanation
Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
Verbal
Although the Ottoman Turks under the leadership of Suleiman II took control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, their unsuccessful siege of Vienna in 1529 marked the beginning of the long decline of their empire, which stopped the advance of Islam into central and western Europe and ensured that the Christian rather than the Muslim religion and culture would dominate the region.
A) under the leadership of Suleiman II took control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, their unsuccessful siege of Vienna in 1529 marked the beginning of the long decline of their empire, which stopped the advance of Islam into central and western Europe and ensured
B) led by Suleiman II took control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, they sieged unsuccessfully in Vienna in 1529, and this marked the beginning of the long decline of their empire, stopping the advance of Islam into central and western Europe and ensuring
C) under the leadership of Suleiman II had taken control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, their unsuccessful siege of Vienna in 1529 marked the beginning of the long decline of their empire, stopping the advance of Islam into central and western Europe and ensuring
D) who were led by Suleiman II had taken control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, the Ottoman Turks had been unsuccessful in sieging Vienna in 1529, marking the beginning of the long decline of their empire, stopping the advance of Islam into central and western Europe, and ensuring
E) led by Suleiman II had taken control of Rhodes and many of the largest Mediterranean islands, the Ottoman Turks unsuccessfully sieged Vienna in 1529, marked the beginning of the long decline of their empire, stopped the advance of Islam into central and western Europe, and ensured
Question Discussion & Explanation
Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
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