Four Items from Three Different Departments of Metro Department Store

question 161

Multiple Choice

Four items from three different departments of Metro Department Store will be featured in a one-page newspaper advertisement as shown in the following diagram. ​ ​
If items from the same department must be in the same row, how many arrangements are possible?
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• A) 83,024
• B) 82,944
• C) 82,815
• D) 83,116
• E) 82,929

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