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2014 AMC 10A Problem 4

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2014 AMC 10A Problem 4AMC 10 Step by Step

Name: Date: September 13, 2026

Arrangements with Restrictions · difficulty 1 of 5 · about 2 min · position P1-10

Walking down Jane Street, Ralph passed four houses in a row, each painted a different color. He passed the orange house before the red house, and he passed the blue house before the yellow house. The blue house was not next to the yellow house. How many orderings of the colored houses are possible?

A)
$2$
B)
$3$
C)
$4$
D)
$5$
E)
$6$

2014 AMC 10A Problem 4

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