There are 5 white, 4 yellow, 3 green, 2 blue and 1 red ball. The balls are all identical except for colour. These are to be arranged in a line in 5 places. Find the number of distinct arrangements

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There are 5 white, 4 yellow, 3 green, 2 blue and 1 red ball. The balls are all identical except for colour. These are to be arranged in a line in 5 places. Find the number of distinct arrangements (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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5 arrow W 4 arrow Y 3 arrow 9 2 arrow B 1 arrow R

Q. There are 5 white, 4 yellow, 3 green, 2 blue and 1 red ball. The balls are all identical except for colour. These are to be arranged in a line in 5 places. Find the number of distinct arrangements

$5 \to W$
$4 \to Y$
$3 \to 9$
$2 \to B$
$1 \to R$

Q. There are 5 white, 4 yellow, 3 green, 2 blue and 1 red ball. The balls are all identical except for colour. These are to be arranged in a line in 5 places. Find the number of distinct arrangements

5→W 4→Y 3→9 2→B 1→R

$5 \to W$
$4 \to Y$
$3 \to 9$
$2 \to B$
$1 \to R$